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09/26/2025

09:10

Sawicki:

Even within Civic Coalition, the necessity of changing the Prime Minister is increasingly discussed

- Even within Civic Coalition, the necessity of changing the Prime Minister is increasingly discussed [...] Of course, yes [I hear that this is happening], it is the largest partner among the four groupings forming the government today, and therefore it is their right, and I would even say their duty, to nominate a new candidate for Prime Minister. Unless they truly believe they have no one better than Donald Tusk, then perhaps the coalition can continue - said Marek Sawicki in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the program "Sedno Sprawy" on Radio Plus.

- No, I am not saying he is a burden, they are talking about the need to change the Prime Minister [...] I spoke before the reconstruction, I spoke with many politicians of Civic Coalition, both younger and older ones, I know most of them personally. I pointed out to them that this is the last moment to change the Prime Minister, that a government reconstruction without changing the Prime Minister will not bring the expected results. And it seems to me that these results are lacking - he continued, when asked what PO politicians are saying, whether Donald Tusk is a burden.


11:02

Tusk:

Cabinet meetings can be turbulent. I'm not here to be particularly nice, but to be effective.

- The social injustice of this solution [a tax on combustion engine cars] was glaring: I am not wealthy, so I can only afford a cheap car, and therefore Morawiecki invented that I would pay an additional fee, effectively a tax. From the very beginning, I asked the ministry of funds to reconstruct the KPO [National Reconstruction Plan] in such a way that this would disappear and be replaced by other pro-ecological solutions, but ones that do not harm people. I asked, I waited, and I got my way - Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- So, sometimes Cabinet meetings are turbulent, right? - he asked.

- Right - replied the Minister of Family, Aleksandra Gajewska, who was present at the conference.

- I am not here to be particularly nice, but to be effective. And yes, this Cabinet has led to the fact that yesterday we concluded the process of swapping certain milestones for others. And now negotiations will take place in the Commission for the Commission to consider these other ideas. And none of these ideas or projects will hit people in the pocket; that's what I wanted - the head of government continued.


10:53

Tusk on Healthcare Financing:

A Series of Difficult and Tough Conversations Awaits Us.

- Every year, and I'm talking about this year too, we allocate not less, but more to healthcare. And I'm not talking about billions, but tens of billions of zlotys more than in any previous year. But it's still not enough - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- We will still be analyzing very precisely where these expenditures can be rationalized, where this money is being wasted, where it does not directly serve the health of patients, because we would like this money to primarily work for the health of patients - he continued.

As he admitted: - Yes, a series of difficult and tough conversations awaits us, primarily within the triangle of the National Health Fund (NFZ) – the Ministry of Finance and Economy – and the Ministry of Health. I will also be participating in this.

- We will inform you about the results. But as I said, we are not planning to raise the health contribution - he emphasized.


10:45

Tusk:

We Will Certainly Not Raise the Health Contribution

- Every minister of health, practically, begins their work with the obvious question: where will more money for health come from? Healthcare costs more and more, and we are all aware of this - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- We will certainly not raise the health contribution. Please treat the statement of the [health] minister as a clear signal that we must organize financial support for healthcare beyond what the ministry and the National Health Fund currently have at their disposal - he indicated.


10:40

Tusk:

We're Stretching the Budget to its Limits, but We Understand You Can't Skimp on Two Key Areas

- We have a government meeting shortly, where we will adopt the budget bill and search for that balance – and it is very difficult – between armaments and aid for children. Of course, funds must be found for everything. Yes, we are stretching the budget to its limits, but we are aware that you cannot economize on the security of the homeland and the future of our children - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in a municipal nursery in Grójec.


10:31

Tusk:

It's High Time for Children and Family to Become Fashionable

- We have no illusions. [...] Neither 800+ nor the 'Active Parent' program, 'grandma's benefit' – all these projects combine to form the largest program supporting families with children in all of Europe. Nowhere in Europe is there aid as developed, also proportionally to the state's capabilities, as in Poland - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- But this is still not enough to encourage young people to start families and have children. We still have a demographic problem. So now it's high time for children and family to truly become very fashionable. We are doing a lot so that motherhood, fatherhood, and starting a family are not associated with such financial and organizational burdens - he indicated.

- What the state can do, and has done in the first place, which is ensuring that a child, children, or a family are not a reason for a decline in living or material status, we are succeeding in doing. That one can remain active – we are succeeding in doing that. And now it's time to convince people that children are a brilliant thing and having children is truly something wonderful. Look how many couples we have made happy by reinstating in vitro - he continued.


10:20

program:

Before we introduced it, a nursery place cost an average of PLN 1000, and today it's under PLN 100'. Tusk on the 'Active Parent

- Thanks to the ideas of Minister [Aleksandra] Gajewska, this program ['Active Parent'] has exceeded its initial scope and intentions, and thanks to this, such facilities are not only being created in Polish cities and villages, but their accessibility, including financial accessibility, is incomparably better today - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a press conference at a municipal nursery in Grójec.

- I know that averages are always something that may not entirely convince people, but here this average is striking. Before we introduced this program, a nursery place cost an average of PLN 1000, and today it's under PLN 100. On average. There are certainly places in Poland where one pays more, there are places in Poland where one pays less, or nothing, but on average in Poland today, parents pay over 10 times less for a nursery place than before this program came into effect - stated the head of government.


10:04

"This is perhaps the most important success of recent years and our ideas". Tusk: If there is something I am truly proud of, it is places like this

„I am very happy that in such a setting I can talk about something that from my point of view, a very personal one too, we will today talk about perhaps the most important, not the biggest, but the most important success of recent years and our ideas” – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in a municipal nursery in Grójec.

„If there is something I am truly proud of and genuinely happy about, it is precisely such places, which were created thanks to the „Active Parent” program. I use the original name „babciowe” [a colloquial term implying financial support for grandparents to help with childcare], that's where it all came from, so from the idea to provide financial support to families, not only mothers and fathers, but entire families who would like to take the best possible care of their little ones at the same time, and at the same time be as active as possible, including professionally active. And this has succeeded” – he continued.


09:20

Czarnek:

President Kaczyński is making everyone aware that PiS's sole rule is possible after the elections

- The actions and statements of President Jarosław Kaczyński, as well as his conversations with PiS MPs, are aimed at making us all aware that a victory with an absolute majority of votes and PiS's sole rule is possible in the next elections. Every political party fights for this, and President Kaczyński is also striving for this in his actions - said Przemysław Czarnek during the Morning broadcast on Radio Wnet.


09:08

Bosak:

I'm Starting to Get the Impression It Would Be Healthier If Tusk Appointed a Commissioner in Warsaw

- Regarding PO's influence over the Mayor of Warsaw, I'm starting to get the impression that it would be healthier if Donald Tusk appointed a commissioner in Warsaw, rather than the way they are currently mistreating that poor Trzaskowski - stated Krzysztof Bosak on Radio Zet.


09:07

Czarnek:

I gladly meet and talk with Morawiecki. We have no secrets from each other

- I gladly meet and talk with Mateusz Morawiecki, as well as with people whom you in the media perceive as close to Mateusz Morawiecki. I also very gladly take photos with Mateusz Morawiecki - said Przemysław Czarnek during the Morning broadcast on Radio Wnet.

- We have no secrets from each other and we gladly cooperate, also thinking together about Poland. However, for that meeting, which you mentioned and at which there was a photo, Patryk Jaki invited me, among others. Therefore, I was not the one who invited and could have invited Mateusz Morawiecki. There are no tricks here - he continued, referring to the meeting with Patryk Jaki, Jacek Sasin, and Tobiasz Bocheński.


08:41

Czarnek:

I hope Prime Minister Tusk's government falls this autumn, and a new coalition emerges

- We have always said that we are open to a coalition that could dethrone Donald Tusk and his government, and the December 13th coalition, within this Sejm and with the current balance of political forces. We are capable of supporting any coalition, including with Kosiniak-Kamysz, that would begin to think about the interests of the Polish state, rather than its destruction - said Przemysław Czarnek on the Poranek Radia Wnet program.

- I don't know if such a coalition is truly possible today, or if Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz would genuinely accept such a proposal. But I can certainly say that PiS will undertake all decisions aimed at ending Donald Tusk's government - he declared.

He stated: - I am counting on the December 13th coalition and Donald Tusk's government to fall this autumn, and a new coalition of Polish matters, as we would call it, to emerge, which would seriously address the interests of the Polish state in alliance with the United States, an alliance both military and economic. A great window is opening through which one can pass and seize an opportunity that previous generations did not have.

- If Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz or Marshal Michał Kamiński also thinks this way, then this is our shared thinking - he added.


08:38

Bosak on the Act Regarding Aid to Ukrainians:

The President Should Veto It.

- I believe that he [President Nawrocki] should veto it [the act regarding aid for Ukrainians]. What he will do, I don't know - stated Krzysztof Bosak on Radio Zet.


08:34

"Nobody is discussing it right now." Bosak on the Senate pact with PiS: I don't rule anything out

- There are no such talks. However, from the moment the left-wing parties formed an agreement to win, we had a Senate pact, it was a pact of a left-wing or center-left nature. Yes [PSL is left-wing], it operated legally during the communist era - stated Krzysztof Bosak in Radio Zet.

- If parties with a left-wing profile can form an agreement in order to win, then other parties can also form agreements. However, nobody is discussing it right now. I don't rule anything out, I believe we should look for partners in order to win, not look in one party, but in various ones - he continued.

- If centrist parties wanted to win Senate elections together with us, by fielding good pro-Polish, conservative, liberal, or national candidates, we should talk about it - Bosak emphasized.


08:31

Access to Classified Information for Cenckiewicz in Exchange for Ambassadorial Nominations? Kierwiński: 100% No

- I assume, I can speak for myself, at that [National Security Council] meeting I did not share any information marked with the 'restricted' clause because I know that sharing such information carries legal responsibility [...]. I speak for myself, but I assume that all my fellow ministers were fully aware that Mr. Cenckiewicz does not have the possibility to obtain data with a restricted clause and they did not share such information - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24.

- No. Absolutely not, this is a fundamental issue, who has a security clearance [...]. If the ABW [Internal Security Agency] [...] does not issue him this certificate, then there is no exception whatsoever - he continued, when asked if one should "just let it go" and Sławomir Cenckiewicz should be granted access to classified information.

- 100% no, it is a matter of responsibility, responsibility for the state. [...] I understand that the presidential center, the BBN [National Security Bureau], must also be informed about such information, but these letters will be directed not to Mr. Cenckiewicz, but to those who have such clearances - he went on to say, when asked if "some kind of quiet agreement, we give you a certificate for Cenckiewicz, and you give us a few ambassadors, such a deal will not happen".


08:27

Actions Regarding Alcohol Sales Restrictions:

I Did Not Speak With the Prime Minister Before This Decision."Kierwiński on Trzaskowski's and Civic Coalition Councillors

- I did not speak with the Prime Minister before this decision, and I say this with full responsibility. I assume that none of my councillors, mine in the sense of the Civic Coalition in Warsaw, spoke with the Prime Minister either – stated Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24, when asked if the Prime Minister had been consulted before Rafał Trzaskowski and Civic Coalition councillors made their decisions.


08:22

Nationwide Alcohol Sales Restrictions? Kierwiński: Decisions Should Be Made by Local Governments

- If these are comprehensive solutions... [...] I believe that, for example, a ban on alcohol advertising is entirely justified. However, as a general principle, I would leave these decisions to local governments – said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24, when asked about legislative proposals restricting alcohol sales nationwide.

- I believe that these decisions should be made by local governments – he continued.


08:22

Bosak on Confrontation with Russia:

We Must Consider This, and All NATO Countries Do.

- We must take [a possible NATO confrontation with Russia] into account because we border Russia. Russia is an aggressive state for which waging wars is a normal way of conducting politics. If it doesn't attack some country every few years, the politicians in the Kremlin apparently feel unwell, so we must consider this, and all NATO countries do. What may concern us is the insufficient level of preparedness of our own Armed Forces - stated Krzysztof Bosak on Radio Zet.


08:18

Bosak on Shooting Down Airplanes:

Everyone Knows It's a Last Resort and Usually Avoided.

- Shooting down, at this moment I have the impression that politicians have gotten carried away rhetorically, they talk about shooting down, but everyone knows that it is a last resort and usually avoided. If a country shoots down someone's plane, it is a very escalatory approach. No, it will not mean war. There have been countries that mutually shot down each other's planes and were not at war. However, if a country shoots down a plane, it must reckon with an analogous action in the other direction, and in my opinion, it is neither necessary nor beneficial - stated Krzysztof Bosak in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.


08:12

Kierwiński:

Trzaskowski is the Head in Warsaw. The Decision on Limiting Alcohol Sales Was Joint, His and the Councilors'

- Rafał Trzaskowski is the head in Warsaw as the mayor. [...] I am in conversation with Rafał Trzaskowski and it was a joint decision, I want to say this very clearly, to introduce this program in stages. The decision of the mayor and the Civic Coalition councilors. Did I know about this joint decision? Yes, of course I knew - Marcin Kierwiński said on TVN24, when asked if he had given the "green light for such and such decisions" regarding the limitation of alcohol sales, given that "he is the head of Warsaw structures and the head of various bosses".


08:02

Kierwiński:

What City Councilors from Civic Coalition Proposed Regarding Alcohol Sales Restrictions Goes Further Than What Some Urban Movements Wanted

- We are introducing a program to reduce alcohol points of sale, a threat map, more City Guard patrols, so what the councilors proposed goes further than what some urban movements wanted - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVN24.

- Rafał Trzaskowski withdrew his project after talks with councilors, stating that we are presenting a broader project [...] Civic Coalition councilors voted against the left's project because what they presented is more effective - he continued.


07:52

Nighttime Alcohol Sales Ban in Warsaw? Kierwiński: We All Failed Communicatively

- I think we all failed on the communication side. This is not a matter of failure, it's a matter of not being able to get our message across to voters, because in reality, there are many lies and untruths on this issue. Because it is Civic Platform, Civic Coalition that is introducing the nighttime sales ban and going much further, as it is introducing a whole 'safe night' program in Warsaw - said Marcin Kierwiński in the 'Piasecki Interview' on TVN24, when asked who failed on the issue of the nighttime alcohol sales ban in Warsaw.


07:00

Friday's Political Agenda: Government on Budget and KPO, Final Day of Sejm Session

At 9:00 AM, the Sejm will resume its deliberations – it is the final day of the session. Deputies will, as part of the first reading, address a citizen's bill regarding the introduction of mandatory religious or ethics classes for 2 academic hours per week in, among other institutions, kindergartens, primary schools, general high schools, technical schools, and vocational schools.

At 12:00 PM, a voting block of just under 3 hours will commence, during which, among other matters, the president of the Office of Electronic Communications will be appointed.

At 9:30 AM, a press conference will be held in the Sejm by the leader of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, along with PiS parliamentarians Mieczysław Golba, Marcin Warchoł, Zbigniew Hoffmann, and Sebastian Łukaszewicz.

At 11:00 AM, the Council of Ministers will convene. On the agenda are the draft budget law for 2026, as well as the draft strategy for public finance sector debt management for the years 2026–2026, and the Three-Year Plan for the limit of civil servant appointments for the years 2026–2028. Furthermore, the government will adopt a draft resolution concerning changes to the National Reconstruction and Resilience Plan.