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08/11/2025

07:38

Monday's Political Agenda: Tusk at "Nitro-Chem" Plants, Kierwiński and Żurek at the Border Crossing
Prime Minister Donald Tusk will visit the "Nitro-Chem" S.A. Chemical Works in Bydgoszcz. A press conference by the head of government and Deputy Minister of National Defence, Cezary Tomczyk, is scheduled for 10:15, followed by an ammunition demonstration on the production hall premises around 10:45. Minister of the Interior and Administration, Marcin Kierwiński, and Minister of Justice-Prosecutor General, Waldemar Żurek, will be visiting the Świnoujście – Garz border crossing. During their visit, a joint press briefing by the ministers will take place at 13:00.

07:44

Domański on the KPO affair:

There are definitely irregularities, investigations are ongoing.
- There are definitely irregularities. Every irregularity must be accounted for, investigated. There is no consent for even one zloty to be wasted. Investigations are ongoing and these investigations will bring results, effects, and then we will fully assess - stated Andrzej Domański in "One on One" on TVN24.

07:47

Domański on the KPO scandal:

If this was not the case, then those responsible should face consequences.
- First and foremost, I would like to know precisely whether the funds were indeed disbursed in accordance with procedures, criteria, and common sense, and if that was not the case, then of course those responsible should face consequences. However, it must also be said that the vast majority of Polish businesses are using these funds in a manner absolutely consistent with the KPO's assumptions - stated Andrzej Domański in TVN24's „Jeden na jeden”.

07:51

Domański:

The Furious PiS Attack Shows Their Disdain for Polish Entrepreneurs
- I think that this furious PiS attack, which has been ongoing since Friday, shows PiS's disdain for Polish entrepreneurs. They are throwing everyone into, as the editor-in-chief put it, one pot, when the vast majority of Polish entrepreneurs use these funds in accordance with the criteria and their intended purpose - stated Andrzej Domański in the "One on One" program on TVN24.

07:55

Domański:

No Room for Slyness or Squandering Public Funds
- I think the communication process could be improved here [within the government regarding the KPO affair]. I am not unnecessarily seeking conflict, of course, it is extremely important for me to clarify every irregularity. There is no room for slyness, for squandering public funds. Every zloty must be scrutinized carefully because this money must serve the Polish economy - stated Andrzej Domański in TVN24's "Jeden na jeden".

08:04

Domański:

We are fulfilling our election promises step by step
- I can confirm that this will not happen in 2026 [increasing the tax-free allowance], however, we are fulfilling our commitments, our election promises step by step. Last week, we presented a program to effectively limit the so-called Belka tax - stated Andrzej Domański in "One on One" on TVN24.

08:05

Jabłoński on Irregularities Regarding the KPO:

This is a Big Scandal, a Systemic Problem.
- This is a big scandal. Because in 2021, when the program was being negotiated, the hospitality industry genuinely needed money, and they didn't receive that money from the European Union because of a blockade inspired by the Civic Platform; they demanded sanctions against Poland, that's something to remember. Meanwhile, we organized aid at that time within the framework of COVID shields - said Paweł Jabłoński in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News's "Graffiti". - Today, we are four years after the pandemic, and today suddenly [...] selected individuals are receiving funds. A narrow group of beneficiaries is receiving funds, and for what? Not to rescue them from the effects of the crisis, or to somehow protect themselves against future crises; no, they are receiving money for the development of various businesses, and these are generally not innovative in nature. Instead, they are partly luxury services and partly simply recreational services - he continued. - The question is whether something bigger shouldn't come from this. I believe this is a systemic problem - he went on to say.

08:13

Jabłoński:

A Parliamentary Inquiry Committee Should Be Established Regarding KPO; The Prosecutor's Office Won't Handle It
- This is a system that has a corrupting character, perhaps even directly corrupt, this will have to be investigated. Please note, already at the end of '23, the market for buying companies that actually no longer function but had a loss a few years prior started. The market for subsidy companies started [...] the suppliers of this equipment, these organizations, these regional operators also profited from it [...] that's where the assessment was made - said Paweł Jabłoński in Polsat News. - This isn't one or two bad subsidies, it's not that someone once got something and someone else didn't. This is a system and it must be explained. I believe a parliamentary inquiry committee should be established in this matter, still in this Sejm term, because this matter requires urgent clarification - he continued. - In my opinion, the prosecutor's office won't cope with this because the matter is too large, it extends too widely, we are also dealing with such a systemic mechanism [...] that some people simply knew they could submit these applications - he went on to say. - This matter must be explained publicly, it must be explained with the participation of representatives of all political circles without any restrictions - he added.

08:19

Jabłoński:

Tusk Wants to Use the KPO Issue to Make Pełczyńska-Nałęcz a Scapegoat, but He is the Problem
- Absolutely not. I have the impression that Donald Tusk wants to use it this way; it is no secret that he does not like Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. This is also an internal war within the coalition, and he will likely want to use it to make her a scapegoat, but he is the problem here, his supervision. Moreover, from what we hear, the Deputy Minister from his party, Mr. Karnowski, was directly responsible for this program - Paweł Jabłoński said on Polsat News, when asked if Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz's resignation could resolve the issue of irregularities concerning the KPO at the level of responsibility.

08:31

Jabłoński:

We have a lot of Ukrainian citizens in Poland who could serve in the army. Perhaps we should help the Ukrainian government with their mobilization
- It is indeed the case that Ukraine has a serious internal problem, especially regarding shortages in the army. This is a significant issue, because even at this moment, it's not that equipment is lacking, but simply that soldiers are lacking. We see this also, by the way, on the streets of our cities, that we have a lot of Ukrainian citizens who could serve in the army, who could defend their homeland, but for some reasons they are not doing so, and Ukraine is unable to cope with this - said Paweł Jabłoński in Polsat News. - Perhaps here we need to focus on providing assistance to the Ukrainian government, so that it mobilizes Ukrainian citizens in a more effective way, including Ukrainian citizens who are in Poland - he continued.

08:39

Banderite Flag at a Concert in Warsaw? Jabłoński: The Man Who Carried It Should Face Charges and Be Sent Back to Ukraine
- I am also furious when I see something like this. This man, who brought that flag there, who even boasted about it on social media, should face charges because it is actually promoting hatred, it is glorifying Banderite crimes, using such colors, this flag on Polish territory, it causes deep outrage - Paweł Jabłoński said on Polsat News, when asked about the red and black flag referring to Banderism at a concert by a Belarusian artist at the National Stadium in Warsaw. - This man should simply be sent back to Ukraine and demonstrate patriotism by defending his homeland - he continued.

08:43

Szyszko on the Specifics of Irregularities in Spending KPO Funds:

Such an Investment Will Be Subject to Ruthless Scrutiny.
- According to data from the Central Statistical Office, 65% of businesses in this sector [“HoReCa”] suffered during the pandemic. And if we are talking about investments that were actually intended to help diversify businesses operating in this area. A model investment from my perspective would be, for example, a hotel that wants to build a restaurant on its premises, in the same location or another, to diversify. Or to improve quality by replacing furniture, for example – stated Jan Szyszko in the program “Poranek TOK FM”. - However, if we are dealing with investments that involved the purchase of boats, sailboats, which are not available for rent. […] Then, then such an investment will be subject to ruthless scrutiny. And, Mr. Editor, the minister does not verify each investment one by one. However, the minister is responsible for ensuring that not a single zloty of public money is spent improperly – he continued.

08:43

Szyszko on the Scale of the KPO Problem:

Only 110 Million Zlotys Signed So Far.
We are talking about only one investment within the KPO, which is subject to doubt, where we suspect irregularities. This investment has a budget of 1.2 billion zlotys, but only 110 million zlotys have been signed so far. Meaning only, [...] that's not the right word, but 110 million zlotys have been invested so far, and this is the part that must undergo a very thorough and diligent verification, no matter how long it takes. And I have the assurance from the acting president of PARP, Mr. Krzysztof Gulda, that this control will be completed in September. It will be the fastest control of its kind - stated Jan Szyszko on the program “Poranek TOK FM”. I believe that responding to real social emotion, but also to real suspicions of irregularities, which we are dealing with, is an obligation, and we are fulfilling this obligation. What we are also pointing out and what requires, requires emphasis, is that we are talking here about a tiny fraction of the National Reconstruction Plan. [...] - he continued. [...] The National Reconstruction Plan is a huge development opportunity for Poland. The irregularities concern a fraction of a percent of the 268 billion that, that we are investing in Poland's development, in investments, in railways, in energy. I can tell you about one investment that I consider particularly, particularly important from the perspective of Poland's development… - Jan Szyszko summarized.

08:46

Kaczyński Calls People 'Trash'. Jabłoński: I Won't Use That Word, I Consider Them Cattle
- The words that fall from the mouths of these people month after month, in fact, day after day [...] that is something that causes deep outrage. That in the center of Warsaw, under the watchful eye of the police, under the watchful eye of the services, of Tusk's government, which is actually pleased that this group is there, they insult the victims of the Smolensk catastrophe month after month, they insult people who come there to pray [...] no one can do anything with these people, and now suddenly they are the victims? I strongly protest against such an approach, I disagree with it - Paweł Jabłoński said on Polsat News, when asked about Jarosław Kaczyński's statement, in which he called the protesters during the Smolensk commemoration 'trash'. - I will not use the word 'trash', I will use the word 'cattle', I consider these people, what they are doing there [...] that is cattle, that is my description of these people - he continued.

08:53

Jabłoński:

Żurek is driven by a desire for revenge over his imagined grievances
- Mr. Żurek is certainly driven by a desire for revenge over some imagined grievances of his, especially within the judicial community. It's interesting that he first focused on attacking judges he didn't like; he announced he was dismissing probably 46 presidents and vice-presidents, and now judicial collegiums are blocking him - Paweł Jabłoński said on Polsat News. - The problem in Polish courts today is not whether a judge was appointed then or now; judges are generally the same [...] the vast majority of judges simply want to adjudicate. The problem is that cases in courts drag on for years, that there is gigantic procedural delay, and the government has done nothing about it for over 1.5 years - he continued.

10:58

Tusk speaks before Friday's summit:

It is absolutely crucial for us that the Russian authorities are aware.
- What we have developed over the last few dozen hours clearly shows that Europe remains united in its attitude towards these future negotiations and the desired outcomes of the negotiations. To put it plainly and simply, for Poland and for our European partners, and I hope for the entire NATO, it must be obvious that state borders cannot be changed by force, and therefore the Russian-Ukrainian war cannot bring Russia anything just because it is the aggressor - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant. - In this regard, the stance of European countries, we have been working on this in recent days together with the President of France, the Chancellor of Germany, the Prime Minister of Italy, the President of Finland, who has been very involved as the person coordinating this work, and Prime Minister Starmer, so it is a group of leading countries in the Ukrainian issue in Europe, on a common position - he continued. - It has been published, and for us it is absolutely crucial that Russia is aware and that the Russian authorities are aware that the West, including European countries, will not accept Russian conditions, which would involve simply occupying Ukrainian territories - he emphasized.

11:01

Tusk:

For Poland's Security, It's Also Important to Respect the Principle of 'Nothing About Ukraine Without Ukraine'
- We also maintain the position that decisions regarding any potential territorial exchanges, as is currently being widely speculated about, and other peace conditions, must all be agreed upon with Ukraine's participation. We know from history, and Poland itself was often a victim of this, when great powers decided the fate of other states without their involvement in negotiations. Therefore, for Poland's security, it is also important to respect the principle of 'nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine' - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant.

11:12

Tusk at Nitro-Chem Facilities:

Money Must Flow to Polish Businesses.
- We would like the maximum production to be in Poland, for us to own the licenses and technologies on which Poland's security directly depends, because it determines whether the Polish army will receive, here in Poland, not by the decision of another government or state, but solely by our decision, what it needs, including, above all, here at Nitro-Chem we are talking about projectiles, including 155 caliber - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem facilities. - We want to locate the production of many things that we have bought until now, right here in Poland. This is also the dimension of sovereignty, we must decide what we produce, where Polish money goes, and it must go, not on the scale it has so far, to America or Asia, but to Polish enterprises, both state-owned and private - he continued. - We want not only to regain full sovereignty when it comes to armaments, purchases, production, control over licenses, but we will also want to dominate at least some elements of the market in this field, and we are on the right track - he emphasized.

11:19

Tusk:

Regardless of the Ukrainian Scenario, We Must Be Jointly Prepared for Potential Threats or Acts of Aggression from the East
- Regardless of the Ukrainian scenario, Poland, NATO, and the EU must be jointly prepared for potential threats or acts of aggression from the East. Poland, in this regard, is a country that, both in Europe and in NATO, has been one of those warning about Russia for many, many years – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem facilities.

11:23

"It was like throwing peas at a wall back then." Tusk: In 2014 or 2015, I told partners to stop deluding themselves that Russia would be a strategic partner.
- I still remember my words, it was like throwing peas at a wall back then, it was 2014 or 2015 when I told our European, NATO partners to stop deluding themselves that Russia would be our strategic partner, because that was the prevailing theory in some European capitals at the time. I said then – remember, Russia will always be a strategic problem, not a partner for Europe, and with bitter satisfaction, I must say that Poland, along with other countries in the region, was right with these warnings – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant.

11:32

Tusk Speaks Out on KPO Affair:

100% of the Responsibility for the Years of Mess Falls on My Predecessors.
- The financing program for Polish hoteliers, restaurateurs, and food suppliers, i.e., the so-called HoReCa sector, is a program that PiS invented. I could quote, I don't want to bore you, but even today, on my way here, I remembered a statement by the then-minister responsible for European funds, Mr. Grzegorz Puda, a minister in the PiS government, who highly praised and recommended the program prepared by PiS, from which money from the KPO was supposed to go to restaurateurs and hoteliers, and where the main word was diversification, meaning that everyone could apply for this money for anything, really, and this program was inherited by us – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant. - We also inherited a very serious problem, namely a two-year delay. Unlike other European countries, my government had not only to unblock these funds but also to go to extreme lengths to manage to spend them. The problem with the KPO, and with the entire KPO, not just this percentage of funds spent on the hotel and restaurant industry, was that Poland, due to PiS's blockade, could have failed to spend these funds. Therefore, various methods were sought to get as much money as possible to Polish beneficiaries as quickly as possible, because otherwise, these funds would simply be lost. And 100% of the responsibility for this years-long mess falls on the predecessors, who blocked it and thus also gave us very little time to spend these funds effectively – he continued.

11:34

Tusk Addresses KPO Scandal and Discusses Voiding Contracts:

We Will Investigate Every Case.
To be able to disburse these funds on time, the Ministry of Funds and Regional Development decided to relax procedures so that this money could reach people, and some benefited from this, receiving money. Fortunately, we are not talking about corruption or theft of these funds, at least we have not found any yet. I would rather say it was a careless spending on things that make people at least wonder, if not angry, but we will investigate every case - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant. - Moreover, in cases where abuse is obvious, these contracts are already being voided. However, I would like us not to go crazy. The overwhelming majority of these funds went to Polish companies, small and medium-sized ones, to compensate them for losses resulting from COVID. It had to be done faster, and therefore probably less carefully, and we will investigate this - he continued.

11:38

Tusk on the KPO affair:

If I determine someone has failed, including politically, they will face consequences.
- Minister Pełczyńska-Nałęcz is responsible for these actions. Tomorrow, during the government meeting, she will likely spend a long, long time explaining each element of these procedures, and will also talk about what she has done as the supervisor of this ministry. After this information, I will have sufficient material to make decisions. If necessary, these will also include personnel decisions. I have no intention of intimidating anyone, especially at a press conference, but if I determine that someone has failed here, including politically, they will face the consequences - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant.

11:41

Tusk:

KPO is one big indictment against PiS
- I expected this, because you know that the KPO is one big indictment against PiS. It means we are constantly talking about gigantic sums of money, tens of billions of zlotys. I know, it sounds abstract, but it's worth remembering how much Poland has lost through their actions, both time and money, and in a sense, health. These are the individual interests of Polish companies, and PiS is 100% responsible - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant.

11:50

Tusk:

I Don't Know What Trash You Must Have in Your Head and Heart to Call Other People Trash
- I don't know what trash you must have in your head and heart to call other people trash. But that's no longer my problem, that's some kind of mental problem of President Kaczyński. I'm only observing with growing distaste, because frankly, there's no room for outrage anymore, it only exhausts this evolution with such distaste. Various insults have been hurled at different people, communities - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Nitro-Chem plant. - Do you remember, the intellectual from Żoliborz liked to call his opponents the 'worse sort,' an 'animal element,' meaning animals, to put it plainly. Trash, I think, appeared in his mouth for the first time and shows a very disturbing and unpleasant evolution. But that's just how he is - he continued.

13:54

Kierwiński Presents Data on Border Situation:

This Proves These Checks Have Deep Meaning.
- Just a moment ago, the minister [Waldemar Żurek] and I were at a conference where regional prosecutors, provincial police commanders, and heads of Border Guard units discussed how to effectively combat various types of crime appearing in the border regions - said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing. - At this crossing [...] 26 individuals were denied entry into Poland. This truly shows that these checks have a deep meaning. In total, over 570,000 checks have been carried out on our German and Lithuanian borders - he continued.

13:59

Kierwiński:

The Polish state will stand as a bulwark behind its officers
- We also spoke with Minister Żurek, we spoke with the services subordinate to us, that the Polish state will stand as a bulwark behind its officers. The Polish state will defend every officer who is on the front line. Every person working in the name of the safety of Poles will be under special state protection - said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing. - We will not allow and will not permit any public official, regardless of whether they wear the uniform of the Border Guard, Police, army, or are a prosecutor, to be insulted, slandered, or for anyone to hinder their work. This is our job, mine and Minister Żurek's, to ensure this - he continued.

14:05

Żurek:

We Will Not Remain Indifferent to Attempts to Intimidate Officers and Take Over Their Functions
- Officers will be protected, we will not allow people who attack officers, and we will hold them accountable, accountable in a manner consistent with the law. Today's meeting also with prosecutors [...] is still ongoing, because it is a very substantive, working consultation, it is not just a courtesy visit, but our goal is also, above all, to understand the problems of the services and the prosecution service - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing. - We will not remain indifferent to such attempts not only to intimidate officers but also to take over their functions. [...] All those who want to be officers, we invite [...] to join the service, there are vacancies - he continued.

14:08

Żurek on the Situation at the Świnoujście-Garz Border Crossing:

There isn't a single illegal migrant.
- It turns out that when we asked the commander here on the spot, there isn't a single illegal so-called migrant [...] who tried to cross the border. These are all individuals who, in some way, had deficiencies in their documents, and they were turned back to Germany - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing.

14:15

Parliamentary Inquiry into KPO Funds? Żurek: I Favor Prosecutors and State Services Doing Their Job
- I am a proponent of prosecutors and state services functioning correctly. Parliamentary inquiry committees were effective when these services were not operating appropriately, and at that time they demonstrated to the public the passivity of certain services, especially during the period when Poles demanded funds from the KPO, and due to various actions, the actions of the previously ruling party, these funds were blocked because we lacked guarantees of their proper expenditure - stated Waldemar Żurek at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing, when asked about the next steps regarding irregularities with the KPO and the proposal from PiS to establish a parliamentary inquiry committee. - We know how many proceedings are underway in the prosecutor's office concerning various ill-conceived investments, embezzlements, and corrupt situations; we will be examining these proceedings - he continued. - First and foremost, it is necessary to verify when all the regulations for the use of KPO funds were enacted. Whether the current government has changed them, who was responsible for this, and this is already being done - he added.

14:22

Żurek:

Proceedings Regarding KPO Irregularities to be Transferred to the European Public Prosecutor's Office
- I had several conversations today with the head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the one responsible for the Polish section of the prosecution service, and our regulations here are unambiguous: the Polish prosecution service is obliged to transfer this case [irregularities related to the KPO] to European prosecutors, this is a very independent institution - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing. - Today this proceeding will be transferred, and independent prosecutors will be handling it. For now, we have two offices, in Warsaw and Katowice, where prosecutors who have gone through the entire recruitment process outside of Poland are already stationed. I hope we will learn about the legal and criminal aspects of this situation as soon as possible - he continued.

14:28

Żurek on KPO and Irregularities:

I Wish This Whole Storm in a Teacup Wouldn't Hit Entrepreneurs.
- We all know that after the pandemic, Polish entrepreneurs were simply yearning for EU funds like a thirsty man for rain, funds that would save businesses, businesses that, in turn, are taxed and support the Polish taxpayer, meaning all of us. So, we must approach this with caution, and I wish this whole storm in a teacup that is happening now wouldn't hit Polish entrepreneurs - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing. - Let's look at the scale, let's seek out irregularities, let's punish those who are responsible, but the Polish entrepreneur knows how to utilize previous EU funds, including from the KPO program, and let's truly allow them to continue doing so, because we are in a common Europe and we see how Poland has changed thanks to EU funds; without them, we would be at the level of Belarus - he continued.

14:37

109 Detained, Nearly 50 Fines Issued, and Investigations into Totalitarian Symbols: Kierwiński on Service Actions Following National Stadium Concert
- The police made nearly 110 arrests, there are 109 individuals who were detained, nearly 50 fines were issued to people who broke the law. The scale of these detentions concerns both drug possession and the assault of security guards – said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing, when asked about the events during a concert by a Belarusian artist at the National Stadium. - The police will act decisively in this matter, they will act tough. Also, from what I know, following a thorough analysis of surveillance footage, investigations are underway concerning three symbols, three flags bearing the hallmarks of totalitarianism [...] officers, the police are cooperating with the National Stadium's management to identify these individuals, so we can expect these proceedings to yield results very quickly – he continued. - Every person who broke the law during this concert will be punished. If these were individuals who broke the law in such a way that they provide no guarantee of not breaking the law again on Polish territory, we will certainly implement procedures to send these individuals back to the country from which they came – he went on to say. - Nearly 110 people detained truly shows how tough the police reacted. This evidentiary material has already been handed over to the prosecutor's office, and we will definitely not drop this case – he added.

14:46

Żurek Proposes Establishing a Government Institution to Combat Fake News:

We Will Use Models from Other Countries.
- I think I even sent Minister Szłapka information this morning that there are European countries that have special government agencies tasked with disarming fake news and providing information, where reliable information is to be found - Waldemar Żurek said at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing. - It seems to me that we need to sit down among ministers, also to consider whether Poland should not have such an institution as well [...] my activities in recent days have also been somehow heated up by two fake news items, one concerning the fact that I have already sent an application to the President, which did not happen at all, a very large media outlet reported it, and more respect, really, for your audiences - he continued. - It seems that there should be an institution that oversees this and somehow coordinates these actions, so we will definitely use the models that exist in other countries - he went on to say.

14:58

Kierwiński Appeals to the President:

Let's Strive to Find Optimal Solutions, Not PiS Propaganda.
- The President's declaration that he wants to return, for example, regarding the CPK [Central Communication Port], to what it was, still echoes in my ears. Meaning, what does he want to return to? To guarding a meadow for gigantic sums of money, to a lack of real investment, to public money being spent and burnt away? As a public official, as a Pole, I simply cannot physically agree to that - said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference at the Świnoujście-Garz border crossing. - If President Nawrocki employs such political actions, I think it will be very difficult to find any common ground for cooperation here. Or the famous land protection act, I know it's called something else now. I can assume that either the President deliberately omits the fact that record amounts of land were sold under PiS, or he has chosen collaborators in his chancellery who are unable to check the simplest things. Both are disqualifying - he continued. - My request to the President is that on fundamental matters, let's try to seek optimal solutions, not cheap PiS propaganda - he added.

15:55

Śliwka Responds to Tomczyk: If You Truly Cared About Cheaper Electricity, You Would Have Adopted PiS's Project That Ensured It Since Last Year
- Firstly – Mr. President Nawrocki. Remember that. Secondly – remove the lobbyist insertion regarding wind turbines - wrote Andrzej Śliwka on social media. - Thirdly – if you truly cared about cheaper electricity, you would have adopted PiS's project that ensured it since last year. Fourthly – less propaganda and lies - the PiS politician emphasized.

16:48

Mentzen to Civic Platform: You're Irresponsible. You Pour Money into Yachts and Swingers, Yet Can't Arm the Military
- Tomczyk just confirmed what I've been saying for a long time. We produce enough artillery ammunition annually for a few days of war. And this government's goal is to achieve production in a few years that is sufficient for a little over a month of defense - Sławomir Mentzen wrote on social media. - You're irresponsible. You pour money into yachts and swingers, yet you can't provide the army with ammunition - he continued.

17:39

Leśkiewicz:

I Never Said President Nawrocki Would Veto the Wind Turbine Act
- I never said that President Karol Nawrocki would veto the wind turbine act. The President is displeased with the combination of two legally independent issues within a single bill presented for his signature – stated Rafał Leśkiewicz in an interview with Kamil Szewczyk on PR24. - The President still has some time, several days, to make a decision. This bill recently arrived for the President's signature, and he will make his decision within the timeframe allotted to him for such a decision. I cannot directly answer what that decision will be – the presidential spokesperson continued.

19:55

KPO Funds Scandal: Could It Sink the Government? Żurek: No, It's a Complete Triviality
- No, I think it's a complete triviality and such political exploitation of irregularities, which probably always happen with such large projects, shouldn't take place. Therefore, we must examine it very carefully; internal control is already underway, and the prosecutor's office is already acting - said Waldemar Żurek in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Gość Wydarzeń" (Guest of the Events) on Polsat News, when asked if the subsidies for yachts, coffee machines, and tanning salons constitute a major scandal that could sink the government.

20:00

"All Irregularities Will Definitely Be Accounted For." Szłapka: It's a Small Scale
- Every zloty, every euro in such a situation must be spent according to its intended purpose, according to the law, and all irregularities will definitely be accounted for in this regard. It's a small scale, a few dozen cases - stated Adam Szłapka on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

20:00

Żurek:

Parliamentary Inquiry Committees Would Only Make Sense if State Institutions Were Not Functioning Properly
- I generally believe that parliamentary inquiry committees would only make sense if the institutions responsible for prosecution were not functioning properly. We have seen such committees that exposed various irregularities to our society when, for example, the prosecution service was not working – said Waldemar Żurek on Polsat News, when asked if a parliamentary inquiry committee regarding the KPO is a good idea. - My goal is for state institutions, special services, and the prosecution service to function correctly, and then we won't have to resort to a kind of spectacle, which is sometimes how these committees operate – he continued.

20:04

Szłapka:

We could have certainly spoken more about the largest, most important KPO projects
- We could certainly have communicated in advance all the matters that are being discussed. We could certainly have spoken more about the largest, most important KPO projects, and we probably should have spoken much more about it - stated Adam Szłapka in „Fakty po faktach” on TVN24.

20:09

Żurek:

I'm Appalled by Certain Things in the Prosecutor's Office. There are Groups Appointed by the Former Minister, and We Don't Have Access to Investigations
- After a few weeks in office, I have familiarized myself with how the prosecutor's office functions, and I am appalled by certain things - Waldemar Żurek said on Polsat News. - The prosecutor's office has been cemented, meaning we have groups of prosecutors appointed by a minister who has long since ceased to govern, and we don't have access to investigations, and certain investigations are dragging on - he continued, when asked what appalled him. - One could put it picturesquely [that investigations are in safes to which the current management does not have keys], and this is precisely, in my opinion, the creation of such a pathological system where there is a Prosecutor General, subordinate to him a National Prosecutor, to whom subordinate are national prosecutors who have a certain area and say 'this is our area, please don't look here.' This prosecutor's office, which functions in a hierarchical system, cannot function, and I will try to change that - he went on to say.

20:17

Żurek on Prosecutor Ostrowski’s Words That the National Prosecutor's Office Department Lacks a Head:

It Seems to Me This is Some Internal Struggle Among Minister Ziobro’s People.
- Well no, the head of the PZ is a prosecutor with whom I personally spoke, so it seems to me this is some internal struggle among Minister Ziobro’s people, and I would actually like to ask Prosecutor Ostrowski for clarification - said Waldemar Żurek in Polsat News, when asked about Prosecutor Ostrowski’s words that the Organized Crime Department of the National Prosecutor’s Office has lacked a head for many months. - Prosecutor Ostrowski, as we know, is suspended from duty, and you remember the situation when, on his own initiative, without registering the case as it normally enters the prosecutor’s office, he initiated an individual investigation concerning a coup d’état [...] I would like to know who he is referring to - he continued. - No, I will not speak with him because he is suspended from his duties - he went on, when asked if he would meet and talk with Prosecutor Ostrowski.

20:23

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Wants to Meet Me Online, This Topic Will Be Discussed. Żurek on Deporting Ukrainians Committing Crimes
- I discussed this exact matter with the Minister [Kierwiński] today, and I know that situations where someone commits a crime, or even a misdemeanor in our country, and is a guest here, should, in my opinion, be deported as quickly as possible. We have these procedures, and I would like them to be initiated as soon as possible - said Waldemar Żurek in Polsat News. - I even have information that Ukraine's Prosecutor General wants to meet me online, and I think this topic will also be discussed, and it's about speeding up these procedures - he continued.

20:29

Żurek:

We Hear the President Won't Nominate People Who Broke the Constitution. I Can Provide a Full List
- We hear that the president will not nominate those people who broke the Constitution. I can give the president a full list of these individuals, who went to the so-called neo-NCJ [National Council of the Judiciary], its second iteration, signed support lists, and then received positions from Minister Ziobro in various courts across Poland for it. It was a package deal, knowing full well that the constitutional term [of the KRS] was being broken by an ordinary act of law [...] that the Constitution was being violated - stated Waldemar Żurek on Polsat News.

20:41

Żurek:

If I get the Prime Minister's approval, I will meet with the President. When it comes to the laws we want to change, he cannot be bypassed.
- Of course, I know my constitutional duties and I know the President's duties. My boss is the Prime Minister, so if I get such approval from the Prime Minister and there is such a willingness from the Presidential Chancellery, I also know people who worked in previous chancellories, and I also know those who are in the Presidential Chancellery today – said Waldemar Żurek in Polsat News, when asked if he declared cooperation with the President regarding the reform of the judiciary and was ready for a meeting with him. - I have certain red lines. This is the restoration of a legal National Council of the Judiciary [...] this is the issue of substitutes in the Constitutional Tribunal and so-called neo-judges in the Supreme Courts – he continued. - Of course, yes, I have no objection here, because I believe that for the good of Poland, it is important that we work out the best possible project – he added, when asked if, upon receiving approval from Prime Minister Tusk for contact with the President, he would go and talk with him or his people. - In the case of the laws we want to change for the system to start working, the President cannot be bypassed – he added, when asked if the President did not accept his arguments, he would consider it pointless to talk to him and would bypass him by changing the law.

21:25

Motyka on irregularities in the spending of KPO funds:

This is a matter that requires clarification.
This is a matter that requires clarification, when it comes to complex applications, when it comes to their allocation to specific entrepreneurs. Simply put - stated Miłosz Motyka in the program "Pytanie dnia" on TVP INFO, when asked about irregularities in the spending of KPO money. - However, this opposition, which talks so much about the bad spending of money, has probably forgotten about how, for example, they built the power plant in Ostrołęka. One and a half billion zlotys, ladies and gentlemen, your funds, domestic funds, were spent on a power plant, on units that were demolished. One and a half billion zlotys. The prosecutor's investigation is ongoing, so I would prefer that the PiS MPs, the politicians of this party, would hit their own chests in these matters, and not talk about how today their units, subordinate to PiS local governments, controlled or accepted applications submitted by Polish entrepreneurs - he continued.

21:26

Motyka:

If Nawrocki Vetoes the Wind Turbine Act, He Will Veto a Good Solution for Polish Companies
- The bill, which will effectively lower energy prices, freeze prices for the last quarter from the tariff rate of PLN 622 to PLN 500, and in practice later introduce cheap sources into our system, has landed on President Nawrocki's desk. And we count on the president to sign the act on cheap electricity, on low energy prices. The more renewable sources in the system, the cheaper it will be. I have before me an appeal, an open letter from entrepreneurs in the energy sector and NGOs to President Nawrocki. This is not a political letter or an appeal connected with any political party. It is an appeal signed by the Federation of Polish Entrepreneurs, as well as the National Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Industrial Energy and Energy Consumers. In this act, in this letter, regarding this act, entrepreneurs, Polish companies are appealing to President Nawrocki to sign this bill - stated Miłosz Motyka in the program "Pytanie dnia" on TVP INFO. - So, I would like them to be fully aware, and ultimately the decision rests with the president, that he will veto the energy price reductions, that he will veto a bill that is good for Polish energy-intensive industry, that he will veto good solutions for Polish companies. 50-60% of investment outlays in onshore wind projects remain in Poland - he continued.

21:27

Motyka on Nawrocki's Political Strategy:

That is his goal today.
I think his main political task is to bring about the downfall of this government – stated Miłosz Motyka on the program 'Pytanie dnia' on TVP INFO, when asked about Nawrocki's political strategy. - It's sad in general, because we can talk about specific solutions, specific legal acts, but the President today focuses solely on a political wedge between the government and the President, on political warfare. That is his goal today. Not to accept good solutions, he doesn't talk about that at all, he only talks about conflicts and will probably continue to do so – he continued. - But we will not be divided, because we know that Karol Nawrocki's primary task is precisely to drive a wedge between us and divide us, but we have more that unites us than divides us, and President Nawrocki has certainly shown many times that he is not ready for cooperation – Motyka continued. - I have been hearing about these mythical projects with PiS for years, in particular. And they have never materialized. They have never materialized and will not materialize, because we remember perfectly well what spokesperson Mazurek said about the Polish People's Party, what PiS politicians say, slandering us endlessly, so I don't think we would want to cooperate today with those who attack us so ruthlessly – said Miłosz Motyka, when asked about a PSL-PiS coalition.

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