It was a great honor for me.
- US Ambassador Publishes Photos from Meeting with Tusk
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03/25/2025
07:05
At 10:00 AM, the Pegasus inquiry committee will question Edyta Gołąb, employed in the Personnel, Training, and Legal Services Office of the Police Headquarters. Subsequently, at 1:30 PM, MPs will consider evidence motions during a closed session.
The Council of Ministers will convene at 12:00 PM. The agenda primarily includes the Assumptions of Polish Foreign Policy for 2025 – serving as the basis for the so-called annual expose by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as a draft regulation concerning the preparation of the national security command system.
At 5:30 PM, an open meeting will be held in Radom with Civic Coalition presidential candidate Rafał Trzaskowski.
Poland 2050 presidential candidate Szymon Hołownia begins a two-day visit to the Podlasie Voivodeship. At 6:30 PM, an open outdoor meeting with residents will take place in Suwałki.
08:26
– The campaign is only just beginning, the candidates are not yet officially registered. So from next week, once the registration process starts after April 4th […] the real campaign will kick off, and a genuine reshuffle will begin regarding the order and poll standings – Marek Sawicki said on "Poranek TOK FM" (TOK FM Morning Show).
– This famous trio, which public opinion research centers are nicely pumping up, will, so to speak, shuffle around quite significantly. And it's not impossible that a fourth card will join this poker game – he continued.
08:30
Duszczyk:
If the German government intends to implement its announcements, our reaction will be unequivocal and very sharp
– We must acknowledge that we have significantly tightened the controls on all applications submitted by the German side. This explains the considerable decrease between 2023, the last year of the PiS government, and the first year of our government. These drops range from 20% in the case of the Dublin procedure to almost 40% in the case of readmissions. However, all scenarios are on the table. If the German government intends to implement what it has announced, our reaction will certainly be unequivocal and very sharp – stated Maciej Duszczyk in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
– It [the decision] has been made. If Germany breaks the law, stating that they are not accepting asylum applications, despite being obliged to do so, we will simply communicate very clearly that at that point, any German applications will not be accepted – he continued.
– The Prime Minister stated this very clearly, communicating it to Germany. If this situation were to change in any way, our reaction will be unequivocal – emphasized the Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administration.
08:32
Sawicki:
Deregulation was ready at the Ministry of Development and Technology, it was ministries of Civic Platform and The Left that blocked it
– I am more pleased that Prime Minister Donald Tusk has finally moved forward with deregulation, because deregulation was ready at the Ministry of Development and Technology back in September last year. Inter-ministerial consultations had begun, and it was the ministries of both Civic Platform and The Left that were blocking this deregulation. When the Prime Minister realised that if he didn’t go back to the entrepreneurs and focus on economic development, and if he didn’t engage Mr. Brzoska, then probably nothing would have come of this deregulation – said Marek Sawicki on TOK FM.
– One question mark remains, which worries me. Because the Prime Minister keeps suggesting that you can deregulate, but you cannot violate laws. It’s like I would offer you a holiday in Madagascar or Jamaica and say: Sir, you can go there […] but you cannot use either sea or air transport – he continued.
08:36
Duszczyk:
We Will Not Solve German Problems with Polish Hands
– If this motion is not considered and if they attempt to get rid of a problem that they themselves have somewhat earned, by solving it with the hands of other states, then our reaction will simply be negative. We will not solve German problems with Polish hands – stated Maciej Duszczyk on Polsat News's "Graffiti".
08:37
Sawicki:
PSL's Supreme Executive Committee Cannot Evade Financial Contribution to Hołownia's Campaign
– Szymon Hołownia, in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Council of the Polish People's Party, a unanimous decision of the Supreme Council [...], is our candidate in the presidential elections, and in no way can the Supreme Executive Committee evade its participation, including financially, in this campaign – said Marek Sawicki on TOK FM.
08:48
Sawicki on the Liquidation of the Church Fund:
The Left Decided to Support Mentzen. Well Done Włodek, Keep It Up.
– The Left has had a knack for conducting politics for about two decades now. At the moment, they’ve decided to support Mentzen. It’s a shame they aren’t pursuing these two further progressive topics, because I assure you, it strengthens both Mentzen and Nawrocki – said Marek Sawicki on TOK FM, when asked about the liquidation of the Church Fund and the Left's impatience with the lack of decisiveness from Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz as the head of the interministerial team for the fund's liquidation.
– So if they want to go in that direction, well done Włodek, keep it up, because I think it’s Włodek Czarzasty, seduced by his younger female colleagues from the Left, who is pushing these issues – he continued.
– Currently, the problem isn’t the Catholic Church, but rather smaller churches, because they know they might have problems with maintaining themselves through tax deductions, so this matter needs to be agreed upon not only at the level of the team headed by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, but primarily at the state-church team level – he went on to say.
– We are open, we in the PSL do not hide that for years we have been saying that the form of a tax deduction would be a better way to finance the social and public tasks that churches perform in Poland than the form of this Church Fund – he added.
08:59
Ombudsman on the Record of Barbara Skrzypek's Interrogation:
No Objections to the Conduct of This Procedure.
– What we know at this moment is the interrogation record, and a few days ago I also requested the National Prosecutor to explain whether the witness's rights were respected during this interrogation – stated Marcin Wiącek in the program “Rozmowa Piaseckiego” on TVN24.
– What we know at this moment is the record, and as far as this record is concerned, I believe I have no objections to the conduct of this procedure – he added.
09:01
RPO:
Since 2016, the prosecution service has systemically not been independent, it is personally linked to the government
– Let's also remember that since 2016 in Poland, the prosecution service has not been systemically independent, systemically. Because I'm not talking about specific individuals here, but systemically the prosecution service is not independent. The prosecution service is personally linked to the government; the superior of prosecutors is an active politician, the Minister of Justice, and that also has significance – said Marcin Wiącek on TVN24.
09:02
The Commissioner for Human Rights on Denying a Representative During Interrogation:
This Provision is Constitutionally Dubious.
– The provision that allows this [denying a representative during interrogation] is highly debatable. Since 2014, successive Commissioners for Human Rights have appealed for its amendment, because this is a provision that is constitutionally very dubious – stated Marcin Wiącek on TVN24.
09:03
Ombudsman on the Incidental Act Vetoed by the President:
It Was Constitutional.
– The incidental act was an act consistent with the constitution, I believed it was consistent with the constitution. It used an objective criterion found in legislation, namely the criterion of the judge with the longest tenure, so this act raised no constitutional doubts. However, what we have at the moment, at the moment we have a legal status [...] indicating that the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs is competent in electoral matters – stated Marcin Wiącek on TVN24.
09:04
Ombudsman:
Asylum Law Contradicts the Constitution and International Standards
– No. I say this with full conviction: this is an [asylum, suspending asylum] law that is inconsistent with the constitution and with international standards binding Poland – stated Marcin Wiącek on TVN24.
09:05
RPO:
Issuing a ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal in full composition, with only legally appointed judges, is impossible
– At this moment, it is impossible to issue a ruling by the full composition, with only legally appointed judges participating. According to the law, 11 judges are required for a full composition. Currently, there are 10 legally elected judges in the Constitutional Tribunal, and 2 individuals not authorized to sit in the Constitutional Tribunal are participating in its proceedings – stated Marcin Wiącek on TVN24.
09:18
Jaki on Deregulation:
Its Credibility is Like that of the 100 Concrete Promises.
– I wish politicians would treat Poles seriously. Let’s recall that primarily there were supposed to be full closets of deregulation before they came to power. They have been governing for a year and a half now and they still have to ask entrepreneurs what they should actually do. So its credibility is like that of the 100 concrete promises. But I’m keeping my fingers crossed, of course – said Patryk Jaki in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the program “Sedno Sprawy” on Radio Plus.
09:26
Jaki:
If Ceding Competencies on Foreign and Defense Policy Isn't Treason, What Is?
– Let’s recall that this was not a project concerning the Eastern Shield. There was an amendment concerning the Eastern Shield, which we supported, but the project of the so-called White Paper in its most crucial point transfers competencies in foreign and defense policy, which Poland currently holds, to external institutions, namely the European Union and Germany – said Patryk Jaki on Radio Plus.
– If this isn't treason, i.e., giving away our competencies when it comes to conducting foreign and defense policy, then what actually is? That is, what will Poland be if it cannot conduct its own foreign policy, especially since, let’s remember, we often have different interests than Germany and France, particularly historically, when it comes to Russia – he continued.
– Please […] ask the Germans or the French if they would want to fight for Poles against Russia, if there were some problem and, for example, the United States were expelled from Europe, which they wish for, then I am convinced that without any problem, Germany and France will sell out Poland's interests without our consent, and these transferred competencies even allow such decisions to be made against Poland’s objection – he went on to say.
10:46
– I call on all patriots to participate in a march commemorating the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland and the 500th anniversary of the Prussian Homage, symbols of the will, sovereignty, and strength of the Polish spirit – Jarosław Kaczyński wrote on social media.
– Today there are many reasons to demonstrate that we – people who love Poland – are here. The march will take place on April 12th at 12:00 PM in Warsaw (we will depart from the Copernicus monument, Krakowskie Przedmieście) – emphasized the PiS leader.
Wzywam wszystkich patriotów do udziału w marszu z okazji 1000-lecia Królestwa Polskiego i 500-lecia hołdu pruskiego czyli symboli woli, suwerenności i siły polskiego ducha.
Jest dziś wiele powodów, aby zademonstrować, że my – ludzie kochający Polskę – tu jesteśmy.
Marsz… pic.twitter.com/wYONkGmuBT
— Jarosław Kaczyński (@OficjalnyJK) March 25, 2025
10:58
Błaszczak on Szejna:
We Demand Immediate Resignation.
– Andrzej Szejna should not serve as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for another hour. Such a person compromises Poland on the international stage. We demand an immediate resignation – wrote Mariusz Błaszczak on social media.
.@AndrzejSzejna should not serve as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for another hour. Such a person compromises Poland on the international stage. We demand an immediate resignation.
— Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) March 25, 2025
12:38
Tusk During Government Session:
A Statement Poles Have Been Waiting For for a Long Time.
– There is a statement that Poles have been waiting for for a long time, namely the government's decision, for now at the government level, to raise the so-called funeral allowance from PLN 4,000 to PLN 7,000. I thank the ministers involved in this project for their work. I am convinced that it will find full support in the Sejm – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the government session.
12:41
Tusk on Talks in Saudi Arabia:
We Wait with Hope and Concern.
– Advanced Russian-American, American-Ukrainian talks. We are awaiting the results of these discussions, which took place in the last few hours in Saudi Arabia between the Russians and Americans, as well as between the Americans and Ukrainians. We await them with hope and concern; I don't need to explain why – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.
12:46
Tusk:
The awareness that so many Poles are interested in military training adds to our determination
– I asked the Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz for information during our meeting. We will receive concrete information regarding the preparation of the training process. Thank you, this also adds to our determination – the awareness that so many Poles are interested and understand the need to prepare for potential critical situations – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting.
12:47
Tusk Addresses Duda on Asylum Law and Presents the Regulation:
Dear Mr. President.
– Here, dear Mr. President, you can see, if the cameras can capture it, a regulation from the Council of Ministers concerning the temporary restriction of the right to apply for international protection. And speaking in plain Polish, in short, suspending the right to apply for asylum. We are still waiting for your signature; this regulation is ready. If your signature were to appear even this morning, we would adopt this regulation right now – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting.
12:49
Tusk to Duda:
I Don't Understand Why This Signature Isn't Here.
– I don't understand why this signature isn't here. Every day, more people may successfully file for asylum, and we'll have further troubles on our hands, not to mention the most crucial issue, which is effectively deterring people from organizing this smuggling – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting.
– Please don't waste another hour, Mr. President, because it is truly completely incomprehensible to me how one can wait so long with this – he added.
12:51
Tusk on Szejna:
I Would Ask for the Deputy Minister to Be Granted Leave and for the Matter to Be Urgently Clarified.
– Minister, I believe it would be beneficial to grant Minister Szejna leave until the matter is fully clarified. I am not referring to health issues, but other threads have emerged there. It is not my task at this moment to rule on the validity of these remarks, I would not call them accusations, but critical remarks, however, I would ask for the Deputy Minister to be granted leave and for the matter to be urgently clarified in every aspect – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting.
12:51
Tusk on Enhancing Poland's Defense Capabilities:
We Are Not Preparing for War, We Are Preventing War.
– All the preparations we are making for the increased defense capabilities of Poland and Europe – and this also includes training and civil defense – are designed, and we will fulfill this task, to deter potential aggressors, and thus to prevent war – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.
– We are not actually preparing for war in this way. We are preventing war in this way. And therefore, the better prepared we are, whether it's through training or investments, for example, in the East Shield [Tarcza Wschód], […] significant investments in modernizing the Polish army – all of this serves one goal: to ensure that war does not reach our borders – he indicated.
17:10
Mentzen Releases Campaign Video:
The Mainstream Is Afraid, and We're Doing Our Own Thing.
"The mainstream is afraid, and we're doing our own thing" – says the narrator in Sławomir Mentzen's campaign video. The recording features statements from Szymon Hołownia, Rafał Trzaskowski, Donald Tusk, and Włodzimierz Czarzasty, in which they criticize the Confederation candidate.
System kontratakuje, a my robimy swoje!#Mentzen2025 pic.twitter.com/3V3NxJpPWa
— Sławomir Mentzen (@SlawomirMentzen) March 25, 2025
17:36
– Exactly one year has passed since the biggest electoral fraud in recent years – says the narrator in a video released by Paweł Szefernaker, Karol Nawrocki’s campaign chief.
In this way, the narrator refers to Donald Tusk’s statements from the 2023 election campaign: “people in Poland will have more, things will be cheaper in stores,” “homes in Poland will be better,” “I have a solution that could make gasoline 5 zlotys today,” “the day after the elections, we must turn these 100 concrete points into facts.”
– And the facts are these: nearly 60% of Poles believe they are poorer. A gigantic deficit that burdens current and future generations. And well-deserved haters are sitting in State Treasury companies – the narrator continues.
Then, the candidate supported by PiS takes the floor: – We say “no” to lies in politics. Poles say life is expensive, they pay too much for electricity, for groceries. We must reject this Poland that is strong against the weak. The elections on May 18th will be a referendum to reject Donald Tusk’s government. Long live Poland, thank you for being with me.
Kłamali, kłamią i będą kłamać!
Powiedzmy NIE kłamstwu w polityce! #Nawrocki2025
pic.twitter.com/zwwIqkUNU4— Paweł Szefernaker ?? (@szefernaker) March 25, 2025
17:40
Trzaskowski:
We Must Be a Link Between the USA and Europe
– We must be a link between the United States and Europe – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
– Today I met with my security advisors, a lot of generals, high-ranking officers […] they clearly stated that anyone who understands security today […] understands perfectly that we must do both, that is, on the one hand, strengthen our alliance with the United States, and on the other hand, strengthen the European Union – he continued.
17:45
– I am reading further disturbing reports. The hamster wheel seems to be stuck. As the husband of a soldier, I will only say: procedures give us security. Breaking them is not worth any minister, whether from the right or the left – wrote Szymon Hołownia on social media.
Czytam kolejne niepokojące doniesienia. Wirówka się najwyraźniej zacięła. Jako mąż żołnierki powiem tylko: procedury dają nam bezpieczeństwo. Łamanie ich nie jest warte żadnego ministra ani z prawicy, ani z lewicy.
— Szymon Hołownia (@szymon_holownia) March 25, 2025
17:48
Trzaskowski:
It's an unprecedented success that Europe is speaking with a Polish voice
– At the moment when we are achieving our greatest success, seemingly an objective success that everyone should praise, regardless of their party affiliation […] they don't understand it and criticize us. After all, this is the greatest success, that Europe has finally acknowledged Polish arguments. This is indeed an unprecedented success, that Europe is speaking with a Polish voice – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
18:02
Trzaskowski on Strengthening Poland's Defense Industry:
To Become the Backbone of European Industry and Ensure Our Independence.
– We had the capabilities to produce combat equipment that all of Europe envied us. Today, Łucznik is doing exactly the same – it's again producing the Vis pistol, it's producing the Grot rifle, which we are sending to Ukraine, where it performs ideally and which our army is equipped with. We have such gems, our own capabilities, and in addition, our Polish technical ingenuity, which can successfully compete with all of Europe and the whole world – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
– We have such traditions, we have such possibilities. And today there is a chance to strengthen precisely these kinds of possibilities. To strengthen our industry, so that it becomes the backbone of European industry and ensures our independence. This is our goal today – he continued.
– When we talk about true economic patriotism, not about any ideology, but about common sense, this is exactly what we need to do: invest in our defense industry and defense capabilities – he emphasized.
18:02
– This is exactly what generals and experts are saying – that this is precisely what Europe is lacking. That in case of need, if we wanted to conduct our own European operation, because for some reason Americans wouldn't want to get involved somewhere, then until now we have very often had to rely on American defense capabilities. The point is to have our own, because the insured is safe – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
– This strengthens NATO, Americans expect this from us, it's not in opposition to anyone. […] At the moment when we are achieving our greatest success, that we are the leader of Europe, that we play the role of a liaison between the United States and the European Union, at the moment when we are strengthening the European voice within the North Atlantic Alliance, and this is what Americans expect from us, it suddenly turns out that my competitors cannot even grasp this – he continued.
– And now the question is whether they simply understand nothing, or if they want to play games at a time when our future and our security are being decided. Now is not the time for political games, now is the time for agreement and understanding on the most important matters – he went on to say.
18:16
Trzaskowski:
Even if someone dislikes Europe, we've gotten significant funds for armament from them. Is that bad?
– If someone doesn't even like Europe, if they have this feeling of imperial Polish pride, then we've taken a lot of money out of Europeans' pockets for our armaments. And is that bad? Then I really don't understand anything anymore – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
– Even if someone doesn't understand Europe… even if someone doesn't like Europe, we've secured billions for our defense industry and for defense investments in Poland. We've obtained billions to also contribute to the East Shield, which we manage anyway. That's the best deal I've ever heard of. Also bad? – he continued.
– This is a problem, because it means that either someone is extremely stupid, which I don't assume, or someone simply always has to be negative – he went on to say.
– We could even tell the Germans that this is part of those reparations. Give this money, give this money to our defense industry. Maybe that's how it needs to be explained to them. … A tiny part of the reparations, so that no one tries to twist my words – he added.
18:25
Trzaskowski:
In Difficult Times, We Need Someone Experienced and Guided by Common Sense
– Poles do not like it when someone talks about themselves, and rightly so. That is why I will try to be as objective as I possibly can. It seems that in difficult times, above all, we need to choose someone who has experience, who is guided by common sense – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
– If we are talking about connecting the United States with Europe, we need someone who understands the EU and who neither wants to lead us out of the EU nor sees the EU as a threat, but rather sees it as an opportunity for more effective pursuit of our interests – he continued.
– I always talk about imagining who will represent us in conversations with the USA, in conversations in Europe. Someone who understands foreign policy, has contacts, has experience. Even foreign languages, which PiS mocks so much, can be useful – he pointed out.
18:26
from the Church:
This is the Right Direction." Trzaskowski on Abolishing the Church Fund and "Cordial Separation
– We are working on abolishing the Church Fund. This is exactly the right direction. Let citizens decide which church they want to support. And let me be clear, there is nothing militant in my stance, it is common sense – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
– The Church plays a very positive role when it comes to tradition, when it comes to helping in crisis situations. In Warsaw itself, we support Caritas from the city budget because Caritas does a brilliant job helping, for example, people experiencing homelessness – he continued.
– There are really many places where local government or the state can cooperate with the Church on truly important matters […]. However, in other matters, simply separation, a cordial one – he went on to say.
18:37
Trzaskowski on Mentzen:
He Holds Improbably Conservative Views.
– Few people associate Mentzen with the views he has actually expressed over the years. Today, everyone is just focusing on his economic proposals, forgetting how improbably conservative his views are – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Radom.
– Few people ask him questions, and even if they do, he doesn't answer them. How can he want to introduce a flat tax, a lot of different solutions that will completely drain the state budget and how will he replace those losses? Because Mentzen is in favor of abolishing the 800+ program and the 13th and 14th pensions, but this will not fill those gaps. So, it's worth someone – a doctor of economics, by the way – asking him that 2 + 2 still equals 4 – he continued.
20:22
Mastalerek on the Presidential Campaign:
There are No Emotions, Especially on the Right.
– I see that today there are, in my opinion, no emotions, especially on the right, center-right, patriotic side. It is this side that needs these emotions, and they are unable to reignite them. People are not getting emotional, the electorate is dormant – stated Marcin Mastalerek on TV Republika.
20:22
Mastalerek:
The campaign team is doing nothing to address uncomfortable topics for PO
– On the other hand, the campaign team is doing nothing to address topics that are uncomfortable for PO. Between December, January, and February, confidence in the government and Donald Tusk dropped by over 10% in every poll. However, PiS has been unable to capitalize on this in any way. Today, it is in Donald Tusk's interest not to talk about the cost of living, economic problems, or unemployment. Instead, it is in Donald Tusk's interest for the campaign to be lukewarm, for everyone to talk about Donald Trump, Ukraine, and Europe – stated Marcin Mastalerek on TV Republika.
20:25
Mastalerek on PiS:
They Should Finally Wake Up.
– Whether it's PiS or their campaign team, I don't know if they have a team, if they've already formed one, or if they intend to conduct an election campaign this year. Because it seems that in the parliamentary elections, they didn't decide to do anything to defend their power – stated Marcin Mastalerek on TV Republika.
– I don't know if they even had a campaign team there and managed to get it going. Or are they just planning to sit around and continue doing nothing? I think they should finally wake up – he continued.
20:26
Bosak:
Mentzen is right to refuse to discuss only what his opponents want
– We perceive the rehashing of a single sentence, spoken during a lengthy lecture at a time when Konfederacja wasn't even in the Sejm, as a tactic to fight us. We believe that over the last 6 years of parliamentary politics, we have presented hundreds of bills and delivered thousands of speeches, and this is our programmatic output – said Krzysztof Bosak in the program „Pytanie Dnia” (Question of the Day) on TVP Info.
– In my opinion, Sławomir Mentzen is doing the right thing by refusing to discuss only what his opponents want with them, because no election campaign is about saying what your opponents want to hear; rather, every election campaign is about presenting what you have to offer to society – he continued.
20:27
Kamiński:
If Hołownia Withdrew from Elections, It Would Help Mentzen
– The only rational premise for Szymon Hołownia to withdraw from the elections now would be a desire to help Mentzen overtake Nawrocki. It seems to me that if Szymon withdrew today from the campaign, from the elections, it would help Mentzen. The question is whether it's worth helping Mentzen – said Michał Kamiński in an interview with Renata Grochal and Aleksandra Pawlicka on the TVP Info program “Political Triangle.”
20:30
Mastalerek on PiS's Actions:
There's No Consistency.
– Half a year ago, I said – this should be a referendum on Donald Tusk's government. After about half a year, the presidential candidate repeated this, and that's very good. Everyone knows how to win an election campaign, because it's trivially simple. You need to mobilize your own voters, demobilize the others; any amateur campaign strategist will tell you that you need to design the campaign from the end, not from the beginning – stated Marcin Mastalerek on TV Republika.
– Everyone knows these banalities, but from saying: this must be a referendum, has something happened? Has PiS, or this campaign team, done something, every day, by striking precisely, have they really targeted this government, Donald Tusk? Or are they still talking about Rafał Trzaskowski? There is no consistency. One is the diagnosis, the second is to say it, and the third is to do it – he continued.
20:31
Bosak:
Konfederacja Accepts Poland's EU Membership
– We accept the fact of our membership in the European Union. We don't like very specific things in European policy, particularly the so-called climate policy. We believe it is destructive, but we see the benefits of trade within the European Union and the benefits of peaceful cooperation. We would arrange it a bit differently, but we accept the fact that Poland is in the European Union – said Krzysztof Bosak on TVP Info.
– Konfederacja has voters who voted both for and against [Poland joining the EU], and we are currently trying to find the national interest in the situation we are in – he continued.
20:34
Kamiński:
Hołownia Faces a Serious, But Not Humiliating Defeat
– The question is whether it's worth Szymon [Hołownia] withdrawing. I don't think he faces a humiliating defeat at all. He faces a serious defeat, but I believe that if he secures a result above or within the range of the 8% threshold for a coalition, meaning he confirms the minimal support for the Third Way… – said Michał Kamiński in the "Political Triangle" program on TVP Info.
20:36
– Not this time, but perhaps the next – said Krzysztof Bosak on TVP Info, when asked if money would be a problem in the Confederation's election campaign, in connection with the National Election Commission's decision regarding the party's financial report.
20:44
Bosak on Event Promoted by Kaczyński:
I Don't Attend Marches Organized by Other Parties.
– Every party has the right to organize a march, but as politicians of different parties, we compete with each other, and I don't attend marches organized by other parties – said Krzysztof Bosak on TVP Info, when asked about participating in a march commemorating the 1000th anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland and the 500th anniversary of the Prussian Homage, which is scheduled for April 12. Jarosław Kaczyński had called on „all patriots” to participate in this march.
– If someone wants to do something historically obvious, they do it under the banner of a non-governmental organization; if someone does something as a party, they do it as an event that builds that party – he continued.
20:45
Kamiński:
The Left and Third Way are Indispensable for Tusk
– What benefit is there for Donald Tusk today from polling-wise consuming the Left and the Third Way, if only three parties enter the next Sejm, and Donald Tusk cannot form a coalition with any of them? […] No matter how hard Donald Tusk tries, he is unable to gain the majority trust of Poles – stated Michał Kamiński in the TVP Info program “Political Triangle.”
– Instead of understanding that people like the Left on one hand and the Third Way on the other are indispensably necessary for him […], if Donald Tusk ever understands this simple fact, that neither he nor his party will be popular enough on their own to govern, and therefore he needs partners for that. If he treats them as partners, people will reward those partners for it – he continued.
20:47
Kamiński:
Hołownia's Poll Numbers Reflect His Lack of Distinction from Tusk and Trzaskowski
– Today, Hołownia has the poll numbers he has because he doesn't distinguish himself from Tusk and Trzaskowski in any way. People who fear Nawrocki's victory have the right to fear him, and for understandable reasons don't want to vote for Mentzen. They have no other choice. Whether they like Trzaskowski or PO, or not, there is a political logic that dictates voting for the stronger candidate – said Michał Kamiński in the TVP Info program “Political Triangle”.
20:48
Bosak:
Trump is Trying to Strike a Peaceful Deal with Putin. I'd Say He's Not Doing Well
– Donald Trump [...] is trying to strike a deal with Putin, primarily a peaceful one, and as for the energy aspect, we'll see about that later – said Krzysztof Bosak on TVP Info.
– He promised this to his voters and is now trying to deliver on that promise, and I'd say he's not doing too well. [...] Either he overestimated American strength, or he underestimated Russian expansionism and the Kremlin's stubbornness – he continued.
20:53
Kamiński on Nawrocki:
If He Reaches the Second Round, He Has a Very High Chance of Winning.
– If [Karol Nawrocki] reaches the second round, he has a very high – unfortunately – chance of winning these elections. That is obvious – said Michał Kamiński in the TVP Info program “Political Triangle”.
20:56
Bosak:
NATO-Russia Founding Act Still in Force. US Presidents Haven't Strengthened Deterrence on NATO's Eastern Flank
– Neither the previous nor the current American president has done what they should have done to strengthen deterrence on NATO's eastern flank, meaning they haven't deployed troops, significant combat-capable forces, in the new NATO member states – Krzysztof Bosak stated on TVP Info.
– This shows that the NATO-Russia Founding Act, meaning the agreement concluded by our Western allies with Russia before they admitted us to NATO, stating that they would not deploy large forces in new member states… this agreement is still in force, and in my opinion, too little is said about this in Poland, that Western nations made certain commitments to Russia, which they still respect today, without particularly asking for our opinion – he continued.
21:03
Kamiński Appeals to Voters:
A Vote for Trzaskowski is a Guarantee that PiS Thieves Will Be Held Accountable.
– You may not like Rafał Trzaskowski, you may be furious about anything regarding Civic Platform, the Polish People's Party, or all of us. You have the right to do so. There is one thing I can tell you with all honesty: if Karol Nawrocki becomes president, one of the first decisions he will make will be to acquit, pardon, whatever we call it, all the thieves from PiS. He will do exactly what Andrzej Duda did with Mr. Wąsik and Kamiński – said Michał Kamiński in the TVP Info program “Political Triangle.”
– I honestly present an argument to Poles: if you vote for Rafał Trzaskowski, you have a guarantee that the thieves will be held accountable. And you also have a guarantee that Rafał will not compromise us on the world stage. And he will certainly be a person who will take good care of our interests. He will not quarrel with America, and he will certainly not quarrel with Europe – he argued.
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