Government Discusses Minimum Wage At 12:00 PM, a Council of Ministers meeting will commence. The agenda includes, among other items, a proposal for the minimum wage and minimum hourly rate for 2026, as well as a proposal to increase the indexation rate for pensions and annuities in 2026. President Duda in Singapore Today marks the penultimate day of the Presidential Couple's visit to Southeast Asia. President Andrzej Duda, who previously visited Malaysia, traveled to Singapore today. At 4:40 AM Polish time, the President visited ST Engineering, where at 5:35 AM a presentation of military equipment took place in front of the ST Engineering headquarters, attended by a personal photographer and camera operator. At 8:00 AM Polish time, a welcoming ceremony for the Polish Presidential Couple will be held at the Parliament of Singapore by the President of Singapore and his spouse. A signing of the guest book, a joint photograph, and introductions of the Polish and Singaporean delegations are planned. At 8:15 AM, plenary talks between the delegations, led by both presidents, will begin. At 9:15 AM, President Duda is scheduled to make a statement to the media. At 10:10 AM, a ceremony to name an orchid after the Presidential Couple will take place at the National Orchid Garden. A meeting with representatives of the Polish diaspora is also planned. The final item is a state dinner hosted by the President of Singapore and his spouse in honor of the Polish Presidential Couple, at 1:00 PM Polish time. Sikorski in Rome Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski will meet in Rome with the heads of diplomacy from the EU+ "Big Five" countries, namely: France, Spain, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The meeting will also be attended by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Secretary General of NATO. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the leaders will meet in the Italian capital to discuss strengthening transatlantic security, future cooperation within NATO, and ensuring continued, comprehensive support for Ukraine. Tomczyk with EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors At 3:00 PM, ambassadors of the EU Political and Security Committee will visit the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade in Wesoła. An informal meeting of the committee is taking place in Warsaw in connection with Poland's presidency of the Council of the EU. During the visit, diplomats are expected to familiarize themselves with a model section of the "Eastern Shield" elements and the latest military equipment of the Polish army. Deputy Minister of Defence Cezary Tomczyk is to represent Poland. Siemoniak in Schengen A press briefing is scheduled for 9:00 PM in Schengen, Luxembourg, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Schengen area, with the participation of: Head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak, Luxembourg's Minister of Interior Léon Gloden, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the digital age Margrethe Vestager (Note: the article text mentions H. Virkkunen, which might be a specific Commissioner related to security/democracy or an error), and European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Ylva Johansson (Note: the article text mentions M. Brunner, which might be a specific Commissioner or an error). PiS Conference At 10:00 AM, a press conference will be held at the Sejm with the head of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, along with Zbigniew Bogucki and Michał Moskal.

- [The Prime Minister] has opened a new chapter [in his speech]. If we talk, for example, about security spending, we are talking about a process. It's not about saying 'more money for this, more money for that' every time. No, there are the most important things for Poland. Today, these most important things are external security [...] and the social security, the livelihood of Poles, the Prime Minister also spoke about that - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24.

- We have a reconstruction ahead of us, which the Prime Minister announced, a reconstruction that must be agreed down to the smallest detail with our coalition partners. The new opening will also depend on the new structure of the government and its efficiency - said Marcin Kierwiński in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24. - We want this government to be smaller [...] and more efficient in its operation. For example, with better coordination of the economic area, this is what Prime Minister Donald Tusk is thinking about - he continued. - Believe me, Donald Tusk is ready for my party, his party, to step down ministers and deputy ministers, and he will expect the same from other partners. The functionality of the government is the most important issue now - he added.

- For me, it is obvious, moreover, Donald Tusk is the only politician on this side of the political scene who is able to, in difficult times [...] hold this coalition together - Marcin Kierwiński stated on TVN24, when asked if the Prime Minister's position is unshakeable and if Donald Tusk will be the head of government until 2027. - No, there is no reason to think about changing the prime minister. We agreed with our coalition partners that Civic Coalition nominates the prime minister. The leader of Civic Coalition and the most experienced politician on this side of the political scene is Donald Tusk. We need to take advantage of this - he continued, when pressed whether Rafał Trzaskowski and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz should not dream of the prime minister's position.

- With great respect for Marshal Hołownia, it was not Marshal Hołownia who appointed me to this position, but Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and he will potentially dismiss me. I am at the Prime Minister's disposal - Marcin Kierwiński said on TVN24, when asked about Szymon Hołownia's words "Why a minister for last year's floods?" and whether his task is already completed. - The majority of processes concerning reconstruction have indeed been initiated, these processes are already underway. However, it will be the Prime Minister's decision whether, for example, the process of supervising the construction of retention reservoirs will be, as it were, supervised by a separate minister, as has been the case so far, or whether it will be transferred, I don't know, to Polish Waters, to the Ministry of Infrastructure - he continued, when asked for his opinion on whether he is needed in this role.

- I don't know if the editor has noticed, we were later, during that second mini-expose, when he tried ineptly to answer all our questions, and it really stimulated him in some way, our presence in the hall doesn't serve him on the podium, so we decided not to cause him that discomfort and therefore we listened to what he was saying on the televisions, which are everywhere in the Sejm. He said nothing new, nothing surprising, and that's why we acted like this, and then for several hours we pointed out all the things that Prime Minister Tusk forgot - stated Przemysław Czarnek in a conversation with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- In my opinion, it's a very good, rational idea. Everything depends on Mr. Marshal Hołownia and possibly Mr. Marshal Czarzasty, but I understand that Mr. Marshal Czarzasty will soon be the Marshal of the Sejm - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24, when asked about the idea of all coalition party leaders joining the government. - They will reach an agreement [Hołownia and Czarzasty on who should be the Marshal of the Sejm]. They are adults - he continued.

- I understand there were presidential elections, I understand that our more right-wing partners considered this not to be a comfortable topic for them in the election campaign, it's high time to return to it. I am convinced that in these 2.5 years remaining until the end of the term, this issue will be resolved - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24, when asked about the partnership unions act.

- This is a decision that Prime Minister Donald Tusk will announce next week, but as far as I know, there are several candidates, 2-3 candidates, and each of them is excellent - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24, when asked who would become the government spokesperson.

- Yes [they are politicians], yes [they are MPs] - he continued.

- Donald Tusk likes to surprise, and a dark horse might appear, but the candidates I know Prime Minister Donald Tusk is considering are politicians - he went on to say.

- They increased. We were convinced that this entire vote of confidence, after the move to submit the motion for a vote, Marshal Hołownia himself said it was a stupid move, right after he found out that Prime Minister Tusk intended to do it. We knew that this vote of confidence would be granted, we knew that the time between the idea and June 11th also served this purpose. These days were meant to corner the coalition partners, to put them on the spot and say: you still have to grant me a vote of confidence - stated Przemysław Czarnek in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- Everyone sees that this government is falling. When will it happen? I cannot predict that. I am convinced it will be before 2027 - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News's "Graffiti" program.

In our opinion, and in my opinion, this is absolutely a view of a government on the verge of collapse, and who knows when it will happen? It is truly not ruled out that it could happen this year, in the autumn - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News' "Graffiti". This is the end of this government, merely postponed as a result of yesterday's vote - he continued.

- This government must cease to function. And within this government, there are already people, within this coalition, there are people who are absolutely ready to form a coalition of Polish interests, because they see exactly what is happening. Today, there is no other politician and almost no officeholder, because we are dealing with a president-elect who has such excellent relations with the most important ally, not only in terms of defense issues, but also economic, infrastructural, and energy development, with the USA – stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- They thought that by taking away the money, we wouldn't be able to run a campaign. That was the thinking of those in power, and they illegally took our funds. Meanwhile, Poles, and it's worth thanking them once again and worth stating this, PLN 23,300,000 - this is the amount that came in from public collections for Karol Nawrocki's campaign. This is a Polish record in the history of election campaigns - said Paweł Szefernaker on Radio Wnet. - In the mainstream media, they always asked: 'ha ha ha, this is a candidate supported by PiS, what kind of civic candidate is this?'. And citizens themselves contributed 23 million PLN, and PiS added over a million złotys to this campaign. Therefore, 95% of the funds collected for the campaign came from citizen contributions. Additionally, the funds transferred by PiS to the campaign also came from collections, because today we do not have subsidies - he pointed out.

- Karol Nawrocki - which is also a hope for me for the coming months and years, that he will win over many Poles as president - is a person who gains immensely from direct contact. It will be an active, dynamic presidency, [...] plans are being prepared for the first weeks and months of this presidency - said Paweł Szefernaker on Radio Wnet. In his opinion: - President Karol Nawrocki has great potential to win over those Poles who are not yet convinced of him.

- We will not cooperate with the government. Work needs to be done in parliament. The government should, as promised yesterday, get to work, because I would remind you that 100 deregulation bills, based on ideas selected and sent from outside after two years of governing, were announced by the end of May – stated Krzysztof Bosak in the program "Sygnały Dnia" on PR1. - It is mid-June, and from what I understand, only twenty-something of these bills have reached the Sejm, which is a small number, close to ¼ of what was announced, and this is after selecting from thousands of ideas. We, as Konfederacja, have already submitted our own projects in this direction, so we don't need persuading. In my opinion, these are merely theatrical gestures from the Prime Minister, trying to convince everyone – he continued.

- Sławomir Mentzen rightly noted that this is numerically the largest government in our geographical region after Russia and Belarus; this shows something. This is not a standard we would want to emulate; this is not the standard of well-functioning, efficient, civilized, modern Western states. It is the standard of a post-Soviet state, appeasing various interest groups with high-ranking positions, limousines, and secretaries, and we should move away from this standard – said Krzysztof Bosak on PR1.

Certainly, PiS did not cause judicial paralysis on this scale as we are seeing now. Yesterday, it seems, a resolution was passed by judges, I'm not sure of which court, stating that they demand, not request, but demand that judicial nominations be unblocked, because this current government has been withholding judge nominations for almost two years now – stated Krzysztof Bosak on PR1. They could nominate new judges to the Constitutional Tribunal, and they are not doing it, repairing the Constitutional Tribunal in this way, they are not doing it because they hold to their foolish belief that an institution that exists, for them, does not exist. This is foolish, sectarian – he added.

In my opinion, the Sejm is not a place for antics and for destroying various things. I condemn behavior that is contrary to the regulations, and I also condemn making ideological exhibitions in the Sejm, which fit into negative ideological trends – said Krzysztof Bosak on PR1.

- I wouldn't want to overestimate Prime Minister Tusk's role in our victory, because I believe it was the positive campaign that ultimately won these elections. And Prime Minister Tusk was one of the architects of the negative campaign, which lost. The negative campaign lost the presidential election. The positive campaign, which we created daily, won these elections – said Paweł Szefernaker on Radio Wnet.

- I wouldn't want to go into details, because the devil is always in the details. There must be concrete projects, and it will depend on them whether the president signs them or not. But without the president, the government cannot govern. Donald Tusk must understand this, he must accept democracy – said Paweł Szefernaker on Radio Wnet. - Today, the ruling party is hitting a wall and once again talking about how this will be the president's problem. No, this will be the problem of the ruling party, and it will be a problem for Poland if those who are currently in power do not understand that a person who has a mandate from a historic election, in terms of turnout, is someone who must be cooperated with, not someone who should be fought against – he continued.

- I was generally surprised that such an exhibition took place in the Polish parliament. Frankly, I passed by there twice yesterday, but I didn't see that it was LGBT+. Every time they try to push these issues, as it turns out, even in the Polish parliament - said Paweł Szefernaker on Radio Wnet. - I believe there are other methods of fighting such actions, although I am not surprised that there are people who act in such a way. It's not my style of operation, and I think one shouldn't act like that, but these kinds of happenings are not the first for Grzegorz Braun. I certainly agree with him that such 'anti-values' should not be promoted - he stated. As he said: - The majority of people, as the last elections showed, hold views that are closer to either Karol Nawrocki or the broadly understood right-wing in Poland. Only these kinds of actions cause, in public opinion, in general conviction, an attempt to make those who hold such views appear provincial. After all, yesterday's action only and exclusively served Donald Tusk. - One must have one's views, one must be firm in those views, but one must act in a way that does not build these walls. I believe that this is to the detriment of the right-wing, to the detriment of people who hold conservative views, such actions, because then the other side uses it to build a certain provincial image - he assessed. - So I disagree with how it was done. But on the other hand, I want to say clearly that we must fight politically, legally, if there are such possibilities, against these values, which in my opinion are anti-values, simply not being promoted in public spaces - he stated. In his opinion: - We must fight against it, but in a civilized manner – because if not, the Polish right-wing [...] will be treated in public space as something that must be opposed, as extremism.

- There is only one [vision] that is, in that case, a vision of development. I am a proponent of a vision of development; Poland has developed dynamically over the last 10 years of my presidency, which I am very proud of, and I am glad that the President-elect, who is still the President-elect but will soon be the President of the Republic, Mr. Karol Nawrocki, clearly and explicitly states that he wants to continue precisely this development trajectory, precisely in order to ultimately raise the standard of living of Poles – stated President Andrzej Duda at a press conference.

- Let's not fool ourselves, an experienced politician like Donald Tusk would not have held this vote for any other purpose than to have time to mobilize and, so to speak, properly align all coalition partners and achieve this specific voting outcome. If he were not certain of achieving this effect, I assure you that there would have been no vote at all – said Andrzej Duda at a press conference.

- Unfortunately, there is a group in the Polish judiciary at the moment which, in my personal opinion, has gone mad fearing the infringement of their privileges, fearing the infringement of their dominant position, fearing the loss of their elitism. I don't know what it's about, but in my feeling, they have gone mad, trampling on other judges. We are dealing with shocking situations where bandits, murderers, are de facto released from prison by overturning judgments, on the grounds that the judicial panel that conducted the case and ruled on it was incorrect, because there was a neo-judge on the panel – stated President Andrzej Duda at a press conference. - It is difficult to imagine greater irresponsibility; in my personal opinion, this is downright treason against state interests, and it is an action against the security of the citizens of the Republic, to de facto release a murderer from responsibility, simply because someone has some of their own insane, personal preferences, political views – he continued.

- Probierz is out of our heads, now Tusk! - wrote Sławomir Mentzen on social media.

Probierz z głowy, teraz jeszcze Tusk!

— Sławomir Mentzen (@SlawomirMentzen) June 12, 2025

- It is incredibly dangerous for the security of our homeland, Donald Tusk's government threatens Poland's security. Unfortunately, this government remains in power, Donald Tusk remains in power. The consequences could be tragic. I would like to declare, on behalf of PiS, the PiS club, that we will provide legal support to those accused in this situation, to the accused soldier. We remind you that a police officer who guarded the Polish border has also been accused - stated Mariusz Błaszczak at a press briefing in the Sejm.

I heard a coach is needed? But seriously – you’re invited to the modernized Skra facilities! – he wrote.

Słyszałem, że potrzebny jest trener? ?

A tak na serio - zapraszam na zmodernizowane obiekty Skry! pic.twitter.com/7HUFzTWgk4

— Rafał Trzaskowski (@trzaskowski_) June 12, 2025

"The Supreme Court is receiving election protests alleging irregularities in the preparation of voting protocols and during the counting of votes in selected circuit election commissions. Such protests, if they meet the formal requirements, are substantively reviewed" - reads a statement from the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court announced that it has "admitted evidence from the inspection of ballot papers to determine the number of valid votes cast for individual candidates for the office of the President of the Republic of Poland." This concerns a dozen or so circuit election commissions, including PEC No. 9 in Strzelce Opolskie and PEC No. 17 in Gdańsk. "The Supreme Court has decided to conduct the above evidence through judicial assistance by the competent district courts" - it was noted in the Supreme Court's statement.

"The government proposes that from January 1, 2026, the minimum wage for employment should amount to PLN 4806. Next year, the minimum hourly rate for specified civil law contracts would also increase – from January 1, it would be PLN 31.40. The Council of Ministers will present the proposal to the Tripartite Commission for Social Dialogue" – the Government Information Centre reported after a Council of Ministers meeting. Currently, the minimum wage is PLN 4666, and the hourly rate is PLN 30.20. "The indexation rate for pensions and annuities in 2026 would be shaped at the level of 20% of the real growth of average remuneration in 2025" – the report continues. "Furthermore, wage increases in the state budget sphere would rise by 3% next year" – it was added.

- This [minimum wage] increase will be 3% this year, lower than last year, but we are in a more difficult situation. I hope we will catch up and in the coming [year] the increase will be higher – said Anna Maria Żukowska on TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach".

- If the Prime Minister does not assemble a good team during this reconstruction, I am convinced that the next step will be a change of Prime Minister, because either he will pick a team and that team will start working [or the Prime Minister will be replaced] – stated Marek Sawicki during the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

- I believe this is an unprecedented situation, and I have serious concerns that Prosecutor Korneluk, as well as the Minister of Justice, are being set up to fail by the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw. In cases like this, however, the prosecution should request the documents, and from the brief announcement of the National Bank of Poland, I read that the NBP was ready and had the documents prepared for handover – stated Marek Sawicki on Polsat News. - The autonomy of the central bank is a certain value, the violation of which by the District Prosecutor's Office I consider a serious offence, and both the National Prosecutor and the Prosecutor General will have to explain this – he added.

This is the commission's decision, which we recommend [bringing Świrski before the State Tribunal], because I am a member of this commission, we recommend it to the Sejm. We will see what the high chamber ultimately says, but the decision will be made by the Sejm and later by the Tribunal [of State] – Marek Sawicki said on Polsat News. I want to clearly emphasize, with all my might, that the matter concerning President Świrski had no political character whatsoever – he added.

- We also have a second motion, and at this moment, after gathering documents, we will also consider the motion to bring Mr. President Glapiński before the State Tribunal as an attachment, so this work lies ahead of us – stated Marek Sawicki on Polsat News.

I think the president-elect [Nawrocki] has rather suggested to the government a willingness to cooperate. He said he would tear down walls of division, that he would build one society; I would like to believe that this will happen – Marek Sawicki said on Polsat News. On the other hand, there should be a rather obvious move from the government at this moment. We are preparing an action program that takes into account some of the expectations of Mr. Nawrocki's electorate voiced during the campaign – he continued.

- I would like Konfederacja to have greater social support, so that we don't have to be in a situation where parties we consider harmful dictate the rules of the game in Polish politics - Krzysztof Bosak said in TVN24's "Kropka nad i". - We consider PiS, Platforma, PSL, Lewica, and Polska 2050 to be ineffective parties that deserve to have significantly fewer MPs. We currently have 15 MPs and in the next Sejm, we want to have, for example, as many MPs as PiS currently has - he stated. - To do this, we must not fantasize about cooperation with parties that have huge flaws, but rather we must bring better people into the next Sejm. And that is what we intend to do, not to make deals with either PiS or PO - he indicated.

- We did not support him [Karol Nawrocki]. We only said that it was worth voting against Rafał Trzaskowski. This is something different than support. We simply stated that Trzaskowski and the monocracy of Prime Minister Tusk are detrimental to our country - said Krzysztof Bosak on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- I would not use those words [that Karol Nawrocki is an "uninspired brute"]. I believe he is an intelligent man with great knowledge, a doctor of history. Moreover, being a strong man who trains regularly is nothing to be ashamed of. It is something to be praised - said Krzysztof Bosak on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- It is untrue that [Grzegorz Braun] destroyed this exhibition [dedicated to the LGBT community]. 10 minutes later it was back up and is still standing. Yes, he knocked down the boards and tried to break them, completely ineffectively. I think this needs to be corrected, because now Grzegorz Braun's sympathizers are convinced he destroyed something, when in fact he destroyed nothing, he only brought it media attention - Krzysztof Bosak said on TVN24's "Kropka nad i". - And this is the second time, because it seems this is the exhibition he attacked in Opole during the campaign. As a result of this attack, left-wing MPs brought this exhibition to the Sejm, and now he has given it even more media attention - he indicated. - I would not want to participate in creating a false legend, which journalists from media with a more left-liberal profile are creating, as if anything here was destroyed. Well, nothing was destroyed, it was brought to media attention - he stated.

- I consider organizing these exhibitions [about LGBT] in the Sejm unwise. I consider it potentially even dangerous - said Krzysztof Bosak on TVN24's "Kropka nad i". When asked to assess Braun's behavior, who trampled on the exhibition boards in the Sejm, he replied: - I think it's unbecoming of us MPs to engage in such activity. However, Grzegorz Braun is no longer a Member of the Polish Sejm. He is a guest in the Sejm, he is a Member of the European Parliament. In the European Parliament, as we can see, more is allowed.

- It is clear to the naked eye that our strategies are different. That is, we are building a broad political movement composed of national and conservative-liberal circles, which formed an alliance in 2019 […] and want to prepare programmatically for good governance of the country, to repair various damages and mistakes that are currently being made or were made in the past, and to push our country onto the path of development, healthy and normal functioning - said Krzysztof Bosak on TVN24's “Kropka nad i”. - Whereas Grzegorz Braun's choice is a choice of a path of smaller and larger scandals. And these are two different strategies. You cannot achieve a majority in the Sejm and govern the country if you want to create scandal after scandal - he stated.

- It is the president's will whom he chooses as his collaborators. […] The president-elect is choosing his office staff. If someone is invited, we will consider it. So far, this has not happened - said Krzysztof Bosak on TVN24's "Kropka nad i" program.