- My [actions] are yielding results. This side got scared. I think so, I think this attack is not accidental. I expect further attacks, I recently saw what kind of attack, what kind of barrage the Presidential Chancellery conducted - stated Waldemar Żurek on TVP Info.

- Of course. I mean, I think supporting the AfD, an anti-Polish party [...] is not in our interest - said Jan Grabiec on TVN24, when asked if he, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the government have a problem with the fact that the President's advisor, Prof. Andrzej Nowak, took part in a meeting organized by AfD politicians.

- Such is the nature of speaking at a forum of a party whose leaders, whose members, do not hide that they want to whitewash the crimes of World War II, the Wehrmacht, the SS, some of them want a revision of Polish borders, they undermine the fundamental interests, the raison d'état of Poland - he continued.

- If someone important, a representative of the president, an advisor to the president, attends a meeting of this type of party, which is thinking about governing in Germany, and legitimizes the work of this party by participating in such a meeting, then it is a very disturbing signal - he went on to say.

- I don't understand how, in President Nawrocki's Chancellery, on the one hand, the same advisors can talk about reparations from Germany, and on the other hand, they support a group that says: what reparations? Germany is the victim of World War II, we have no debts towards you - he added.

- I think there is [an agreement on civil partnerships], they've been talking for months, for weeks, I've heard these talks are concluding, finalizing. I want to hear statements from the leaders who will say: yes, we have a bill that we jointly agree on, we have a majority, we will pass it in the Sejm, and we will be very happy about it, because we are keeping our fingers crossed for it - said Jan Grabiec on TVN24.

- Yes, of course, I believe so. These kinds of issues should be regulated by government bills - he continued, when asked if he would also be happy if it were a government bill and whether it should be a government bill.

- I was recently at a protest by the Prison Service. Do you know what the officers were doing? They were applauding me. People are waiting for PiS to return to power – said Michał Wójcik in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

Responding to the observation that polls do not give PiS a result that would ensure an independent majority, he replied: - I believe it is real, it is possible to achieve.

- I disagree with Sławomir Mentzen using such strong words against Jarosław Kaczyński. I'm referring to his remarks about a gangster and so on. The President [of PiS] hasn't earned that. In politics, he is someone from whom one can learn a great deal. I believe Sławomir Mentzen made a mistake; he unnecessarily escalated this whole situation - Michał Wójcik stated on Polsat News's “Gość Wydarzeń” (Guest of Events).

As he emphasized: - We must remember who the opponent is – and the opponent is Donald Tusk. It is Donald Tusk today who is the opponent, not Jarosław Kaczyński, for Mr. Sławomir Mentzen. I am surprised by the leader [of Konfederacja], truly.

- Today I saw President Kaczyński say where he should spend most of his time. I burst out laughing. I have to admit, there were even two colleagues who can confirm my behavior. I relaxed, I confess, after a hard day's work, when I saw that the leader of the party which introduced authoritarianism here, which bears political responsibility for the destruction of the judiciary, was saying such words. This means something has shifted - stated Waldemar Żurek on TVP Info.

- I am convinced that it will be so, such is the coalition agreement - Jan Grabiec said on TVN24 when asked if he was convinced that if Szymon Hołownia resigned as Marshal of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty would receive enough votes.

- They have to deal with their own problem, but I would like us to dedicate more energy in the coalition to what we will change in Poland [...] and spend less time on who will take what position, who will vote after whom, because it's a bit unserious - he continued, when asked if he heard voices of people saying they wouldn't vote or have a problem with Czarzasty.

- I am truly sorry towards our voters when I hear such speculations. End these talks now, agree either one way or the other, either you want to be in the coalition, or you want to leave the coalition, say it clearly, because this kind of partisan warfare against your own government ends badly. You go from several percent down to 1 percent in the latest IBRiS poll, and that doesn't help anyone - he went on to say.

- No, to be honest, I don't know anything about such a meeting. I do know that the minister is meeting with the prime minister, for example, at government sessions - said Jan Grabiec on TVN24 when asked if he could confirm that a meeting between Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Prime Minister Donald Tusk regarding, among other things, a nomination for deputy prime minister, would take place.

- If someone wanted to change the coalition agreement at this moment, it would probably require a discussion among leaders, not such applications - he continued.

- There's no casting call for deputy prime minister right now; I would close the matter with that. I think that public speculation about who should take what position, what chair, serves neither Poland 2050, nor the government, nor the coalition, and it probably doesn't serve Minister Pełczyńska either - he went on to say.

- He is working hard [Waldemar Żurek] to end up in prison. I'm saying this directly, because by issuing this regulation, which obviously breaks the law, no Minister of Justice has ever done anything similar - Michał Wójcik said on Polsat News's "Gość Wydarzeń".

- One can make a mistake, but a judge, a lawyer, who wants to change the law by way of a regulation? Who says: I am opting out of the judge assignment system, because that's best? Now I will add what Minister Żurek did not say, but I will say it: in the office, it would be best if an assistant drew lots for those judges. That's how it looks - he continued.

- I don't see anything good, anything positive. I know the conference lasted two hours, Minister Żurek was like Fidel Castro, he used to give such speeches to the nation. I only allowed myself to read what he was saying, and nothing surprised me - said Michał Wójcik in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Gość Wydarzeń".

- If there was contempt for the judicial community – there was. For prosecutors too, and for the nation as well. This is again a segregation of judges, only allegedly without colors - he continued.

- There are no such agreements in the coalition deal - Jan Grabiec said on TVN24, when asked about a deputy prime minister for Poland 2050.

- There was no verbal agreement [...] I think all the leaders know what words were spoken and what was agreed upon - he continued, when pressed about a verbal agreement.

- A declaration was made, it's not an agreement; sometimes such wordplay can create a problem, which is why I prefer to talk about specifics - he went on to say.

- It is true that there was talk that after the swap in the Marshal's seat, we would discuss, the leaders mutually declared this to each other, regarding the presence of Szymon Hołownia's party representatives in the government, about their roles. No specific declarations were made regarding names or functions; they are to discuss this afterwards - he added.

- I think that if Marshal Hołownia has repeatedly given his word, promised, stated what his decision is, and this was recognized as an element of the coalition agreement, then someone as serious as Marshal Hołownia would not allow himself to say at the last minute 'no, no, I've been joking for two years, now I'll do it differently' - said Jan Grabiec in TVN24, when asked about the public discussion regarding the change of the Sejm Marshal.

- It seems there was some dramatic amateurism, legislative errors likely uncorrected for several years by Ziobro’s team, because they left a loophole in the law for Minister Żurek to do this. Either they thought they would rule forever, or they thought they would rule forever, or they don't know how to write laws while pretending to reform the judiciary - said Krzysztof Bosak in a statement from Konfederacja published on Kanale Zero.

- I will read to you exactly, so you have a clear understanding, as I gained thanks to the support of our legal experts, how the law on the organization of common courts addresses case allocation. If anyone wants to check, Article 47a, paragraph 1 states: “Cases are assigned to judges and court assessors randomly, within specific categories of cases [unless the case is assigned to a judge on duty]” - continued the leader of Konfederacja. 

- There is a difference between assigning cases to judges and assigning judges to court compositions; these are two different things, and they only secured one of these two. They secured the assignment of cases to judges, but did not secure that the assignment of judges to court compositions should be randomized - the Deputy Speaker of the Sejm elaborated. 

- The interpretation that it is permissible, that this does not guarantee the random assignment of judicial panels, has been present in LEX since 2019 - Krzysztof Bosak concluded.

- I think such comparisons are inappropriate - said Jan Grabiec on TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach" when asked about Franciszek Sterczewski's statement that if Minister Sikorski can condemn Putin's war crimes, he should be consistent and condemn Netanyahu as well.

- Of course, every tragedy requires indignation from every honest person, but one certainly cannot compare Israel to Russia, or Russia's attack on Ukraine to Israel, which was attacked by Palestinian terrorists [...] these situations are incomparable - he continued.

- I wouldn't call it a mission, frankly. When we saw those pictures from the boats in Barcelona, it looked more like a vacation than a mission - he went on, when asked if he was "supporting a fellow MP on a mission".

- Smiling young people [...] I think the matter is important, but one must approach it with seriousness, not treat it as an opportunity for some public self-promotion - he added.

- Minister Żurek did something very interesting, namely, he amended the regulation, partially liquidating the system of random assignment of judges and returning the ability to influence judicial panels to court presidents. He did this because it was within his power based on the currently binding law, without needing to change it. This means that for three-person judicial panels, the judge who is the rapporteur in a given case will still be randomly assigned, but the other two members of the judicial panel can be appointed by the head of the division - said Krzysztof Bosak in material from Konfederacja published on Kanal Zero.

- And by whom is the head of the division appointed? By the president of the court. And by whom is the president of the court appointed? By Minister Żurek, in violation of the law, and thus the vicious circle closes. We are returning to the times of Prime Minister Tusk's first government, when we know from overheard conversations that we had the phenomenon of 'judges on call' - the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm continued.

- I would like to point out that the European Court of Human Rights, which is presented as some kind of sacred cow that one must simply bow to in every decision, is in fact just a group of people from various countries with legal backgrounds, who, like all other politicians and lawyers, have their own opinions, and these opinions are only elevated in rank by an international treaty to the status of something that binds us - said Krzysztof Bosak in a Confederation video published on the Kanale Zero platform.

- However, not everyone shares this view. For instance, a large group of right-wing politicians in Great Britain believes that Great Britain, with its hundreds of years of democratic tradition and its sound legal system, should renounce the jurisdiction of the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg altogether, precisely because it interferes too often with their internal legal system, which they are proud of. I believe this is the right approach - Marshal Bosak continued.

- Minister Żurek has now gone so far as to become an ally of foreign institutions. Bodnar was the same, and Prime Minister Tusk, and they are all together with their coalition partners, the PSL and Polska 2050. Do not harbor any illusions that anyone there holds a different view. They are all currently in an alliance with institutions external to the state, which question our legal order concerning the judiciary, question judges appointed by our state institutions, including the President, and are leading to our state being burdened with compensation. This compensation must then be paid to those who sometimes do wrong things and have lost before these courts - said Krzysztof Bosak in material published by Konfederacja on Kanale Zero.

- Regarding the approach to judges, Minister Żurek has established a team of prosecutors to prosecute judges for doing their jobs. This is all based on the doctrine that they do not recognize judges appointed by President Duda, all of them after 2018. At this moment, there are already thousands of judges working in the Polish judiciary, and they do not recognize them as judges - said Krzysztof Bosak in material from Konfederacja published on Kanale Zero.

- What has been the track record of this government in matters of the so-called rule of law. This government has been lost from the very beginning, it relies on proposals not developed within the coalition, it relies on proposals developed by radical groups of lawyers who were meeting even during the PiS era - said Krzysztof Bosak in a statement by Konfederacja published on Kanale Zero.

- Minister Żurek's proposals do not differ significantly from the previous proposals of Minister Bodnar. The chance of them being passed is practically zero, they do not solve any of the problems plaguing the Polish judiciary, they would only cause greater chaos, higher costs, and they contradict the Polish constitution - said Krzysztof Bosak in a Confederation piece published on Kanał Zero.

- I will make the appropriate decisions regarding the composition of the government at the appropriate time - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk, responding to journalists' questions in the Sejm about whether there would be a Deputy Prime Minister position for Poland 2050.

Jednym zdaniem. pic.twitter.com/3moEQawVCn

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) October 9, 2025

The speech of Radosław Sikorski in Przemyśl, as part of his tour of Regional Centers for International Debate, was disrupted by a pro-Palestinian activist.

As the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was speaking, in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war, stating that "we must all stand guard over truth, we must educate, explain, expose lies, and always remember who is the victim here and who is the aggressor", one of the women gathered in the hall spoke up.

- When you speak so beautifully about disinformation... - she began, after which Sikorski interrupted her, noting that he had not yet finished his speech.

However, the woman continued. - These are flip-flops from an Israeli prison that a Palestinian with a Polish passport, Omar Faris, had on. [...] For 6 hours, Israel forced this man to kneel in these flip-flops.

- There will be time for questions - Sikorski stated.

Meanwhile, security began to escort the woman out of the hall. - Other members of the humanitarian mission were tortured. You are lying about there being no genocide in Gaza. The UN has proven that genocide is happening in Gaza. Free Palestine! - the woman shouted.

- It's a pity you didn't wait, because I fear questions, I am not afraid to defend my views. I still think we will return to these issues, but I would like to finish what I have to say - Sikorski commented, after which he returned to his speech.

-  Regardless of whether the nighttime incursion of Russian drones into Polish territory on the night of September 9th-10th was a provocation or a mistake, it was unacceptable. Together with our allies, we decided decisively and in accordance with the law. Many of the drones were shot down because they posed a significant threat. NATO supported our decision. We have shown that we can protect our borders and react swiftly. I believe that if it was a test, we passed. This applies to the Polish Army, the government despite cohabitation, the society, and our allies - said Radosław Sikorski in Przemyśl as part of his tour of Regional Centers for International Debate.

- At the same time, for the first time since the end of the Cold War, we clearly feel the breath of global conflict on our necks. Let us therefore look at both the threats and opportunities facing Podkarpacie and Poland. Firstly, after almost 4 years, Russia's appetite for war has unfortunately not weakened; on the contrary, Russian military expenditures this year are estimated at 15.5 trillion roubles, which is almost 700 billion zlotys. - said Radosław Sikorski in Przemyśl as part of a tour of Regional Centers for International Debate.

- Przemyśl is a symbolic place; as I've said, you have inadvertently found yourselves at the center of international politics. Poland's significance in the global hierarchy is growing, as is the importance of Podkarpacie, the hub in Jesionka, the railway lines running through Przemyśl, the border crossings where more is happening than ever before, for better or worse. This is where the aid flows from, strengthening Ukrainian resistance and thus increasing Poland’s security. You are doing something for the entire country – said Radosław Sikorski in Przemyśl as part of a tour of Regional Centers for International Debate.

A vote was held on the motion to reject the draft bill in its first reading. 441 MPs participated in the vote. 202 MPs voted to reject. 234 MPs voted against rejection. 5 MPs abstained.

Voting in favour of rejection were all voting MPs from: PIS, Konfederacja, Republikanie, and Konfederacja KP. Voting against rejection were all voting MPs from: KO, Lewica, PSL-TD, and Polska 2050-TD, as well as independent MPs.

All MPs from Razem abstained from the vote.

The draft bill has been sent for further work in committees.

"President Karol Nawrocki is paying a working visit to Estonia. The topic of discussions with President Alar Karis was regional security, in the context of recent provocative actions by the Russian Federation" - informed the Chancellery of the President on X.

Prezydent @NawrockiKn składa wizytę roboczą w Estonii. Tematem rozmów z Prezydentem @AlarKaris było bezpieczeństwo regionu, w kontekście niedawnych prowokacyjnych działań ze strony Federacji Rosyjskiej. pic.twitter.com/YS7SkF8w6Z

— Kancelaria Prezydenta RP (@prezydentpl) October 9, 2025

- Does this mean there is no room for further cuts? Of course, it may be that there is. This space exists, depending on how we view the coming quarters. We will make decisions from one meeting to the next, just like the ECB, like all other banks. As I see it now, such a space, if these good data persist, may indeed exist - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- Why is the deficit growing in Poland? It's growing mainly due to social spending, higher social spending, and so-called current public expenditures, including wage increases for selected social groups - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- Over 60% of the deficit increase is attributable to these wage increases for selected social groups, meaning current public expenditures in general - he continued.

- This is not some miracle, in the sense that it falls from the sky. Poland's economic miracle stems from work, from diligent, hard work. This also includes Polish entrepreneurs, who are exceptionally creative and hardworking. Similar to other miracles in the past, such as the Korean miracle - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- The NBP Board has accepted my proposal and decided on a strategic increase in gold reserves, raising the share of gold in our reserves, reserve assets, to 30%. This means that we will continue to buy gold, as much as possible, seeking favorable market conditions - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- This won't be a march, it's a rally. And as for the turnout, we're not expecting hundreds of thousands of people here [...] we're talking about a dozen or so, 20 thousand people, or twenty-something, not some huge gathering. If there are more, we will be very pleasantly surprised - said Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference, when asked about the expected turnout for Saturday's march.

- There will be 4 speeches, and those 4 speeches, they will be, at least are planned [...] for an hour, so not that long - he continued.

- There is no compromise on the rule of law. Simply put, the rule of law must exist, and in a law-abiding state - I hope we will restore it - Mr. Żurek will have to rest for a very long time in state prisons, Jarosław Kaczyński said at a press conference.

- Because he breaks the law ostentatiously and at the same time in a manner subject to appropriate regulations. This is essentially a forceful change of the system, he assessed.

- I don't know what the final tally for 2025 will be, but I don't think defense spending will exceed 4%. I think it will be below 4%. And it should be 5 [percent], and - this is my personal view, I don't know if the Prime Minister [to Mariusz Błaszczak - ed.] will share it - but I believe that today we have a situation where Poland should spend 6-7% of its GDP on armaments, and perhaps there will come a time when it will be even more - said Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.

- We do not want war, but war can only be avoided if our forces - of course, also with the prospect of NATO's participation in this war - are deterrent - he added.

- Today, Poland is still not prepared for armed conflict. Unfortunately, this armed conflict is probable, and the more unprepared we are, the more probable it becomes - Jarosław Kaczyński said at a press conference.

- If today a few planes from outside have to fly in to support us here, that is the best proof that even in the current situation, we are not prepared - he continued.

- Of course, it is good that they are arriving, both for security reasons and because it is a demonstration of NATO unity, and naturally we are pleased about that. However, we should simply be much further along in all these endeavors than we are at this moment - he went on to say.

- This budget is fatal, even tragic, for Poland, for the Polish economy, because it is another manifestation of a very deep crisis in public finances, and a crisis in public finances sooner or later also translates into an economic crisis - said Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.

- State revenues could be higher, and significantly higher, than they are at the moment, if this government itself, by its very existence, were not already an incentive for abuse - he continued.

- We will in no way support this - he went on to say.

- This coming Saturday at 2 PM, a demonstration will take place on Castle Square in Warsaw [...] whose goal is to express our opposition to the decisions of EU oligarchs. The first of these decisions concerns the introduction of the migration pact, and thus a threat to our country's internal security - Mariusz Błaszczak said at a press conference.

- Even if we hear that for a year or two this pact will be suspended with regard to Poland, it will have the same meaning as the suspension of the KPO when Law and Justice was in power, because then too, EU oligarchs were interested in changing the government in our country - he continued.

- A referendum on the migration pact provides a guarantee of security for Poland. Such a referendum should take place - he went on to say.

- The second issue against which we are protesting is the Mercosur agreement [...]. If this agreement with Mercosur is introduced, then Polish farmers will lose their agricultural production capabilities. This will be a blow, a very strong blow to Polish agriculture - he added.

- This is a really extraordinarily dangerous matter for citizens. Perhaps not everyone, perhaps even a significant portion, is aware of it, thinking it's some kind of political game, a spectacle. Well, no ladies and gentlemen, this will one day – and likely not too distant – begin to affect, or perhaps already does, but we don't know it yet […], citizens in various places in our country, in their dealings with lower-level authorities, local government authorities, state bodies, public order bodies - said Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.

- That it will simply begin to resemble, because it already strongly resembles the PRL era situation, and what Minister Żurek is announcing shows that the tendency here is completely obvious. They want to introduce a system where, for example, the judiciary will be entirely subservient to the authorities - he stated.

- The Mercosur issue is, ladies and gentlemen, just one element of the tragedy of Polish agriculture - Jarosław Kaczyński said at a press conference.

- Polish agriculture is dying today. I would like to remind you that during our government's tenure, 1400 PLN per ton of wheat was a price to which we even paid subsidies - he continued.

- Poland today needs the voice of citizens who are aware of the current situation in our country, how much it is being degraded both in terms of the state's functioning and economic issues, which will likely be followed by social and security matters - said Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.

- All of this together looks bad today. Very bad. Surprisingly, one could say, bad. We expected the current ruling party to be harmful to Poland, but we did not think it would be to such an extent, that the law would be completely trampled, that in essence a situation would arise where the law ceases to apply - he continued.

- Another group, individuals who cannot rule in the Supreme Court or the Supreme Administrative Court (NSA), their appointment acts are invalid; there is no possibility of remaining on delegation in the Supreme Court or the NSA. Jurisprudence has spoken clearly, this is the court of last resort, a citizen has nowhere else to go from the court of last resort - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

- The second group: a judge legally appointed, but promoted by the neo-KRS. This means you received a legal nomination once in your life, you were before the legal National Council, the president handed you the nomination, no one questioned it, but when the neo-KRS appeared, you wanted to speed up your promotion, as it often was - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

- This entire group returns to their court, but as I say, they are adjudicating, on a two-year delegation, and are already in the competition. If the newly elected legal KRS says you are a good judge and no one better than you applies for this competition, then you stay - he continued.

- Individuals directly after the National School of the Judiciary and Public Prosecution, so-called young lawyers, they had no other choice. The system caught them. They went to a very reputable school, wanting to become judges or prosecutors. Suddenly, it turned out that after a year, the legislator created such traps that they have an organ – because they should not have started the competition, but after passing the exam, there is a ranking list each year. Each of them chooses a court for themselves, but then it still has to go through the National Council of the Judiciary, a legal one, it should go through a legal one. It has the right to object. They did not enter competitions; we called them the 'green group' in the media. This group is around 1100 people. We have counted every single one, and this group will become absolutely unquestionable under the force of this law - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

- I discussed with Marshal Hołownia his visit to New York, his talks with the UN Secretary-General. We have planned further actions to promote the Polish candidate, whom the government naturally supports – Radosław Sikorski told journalists in the Sejm.

- We are abolishing the extraordinary appeal and the Chamber of Public Affairs Control [Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs], this is the chamber composed entirely of neo-judges, and we have no doubt that there are no longer any rulings coming from there, because the resolution of 7 legal judges of our Supreme Court stated: they do not issue rulings - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

- After Lithuania, Estonia is our second important partner in the Baltic region. You can expect that this year we will also manage to visit Latvia, in order to complete the entire list of Baltic states, which are important to us. From the perspective of security policy, we have a similar view here regarding threats from the East - stated Marcin Przydacz at a press briefing.

"We will submit amendments to this budget because, unfortunately, the budget presented by Minister Domański is a budget of disappointment. Minister Domański said his budget is a budget for an ambitious Poland, but that is not true. It is a budget without ambition, a budget tailored as if Poland had no future," Adrian Zandberg said at a press conference.

"The budget prepared by the government and presented today in parliament is a budget of the progressing crisis in healthcare and underfunding of healthcare. It is a budget of broken promises to public sector employees, to teachers, to people working in science, and finally, it is a budget lacking funds for investments in the future," he continued.

"All these flaws of the budget must be fixed, they must be fixed as quickly as possible, because Poland cannot afford an anti-development policy," he went on to say.

"Razem will submit amendments to the budget that will realistically raise the wages of public sector employees, teachers, social welfare workers, rank-and-file civil servants, people on whose work the state stands [...]. Razem will submit amendments that make healthcare expenditure more realistic," he added.

- With this act, we are eliminating the risk of compensation claims arising from rulings by neo-judges, and we are referring here, of course, to the Supreme Court, as we already have established case law there. This act, of course, also affects judges in common courts, neo-judges. Because we know that this is also a problem. Many of these individuals are also in a state of uncertainty, many of them take offense at being called that. It's a phrase coined in the media that has simply stuck. With this act, we will be ending this issue; there will be no witch hunts, we want to do this collectively - Waldemar Żurek said at a press conference.

- Our discussions with international organizations have yielded one clear message: if we were to conduct an individual assessment of each neo-judge, firstly, the judiciary would only deal with itself and would have no time to adjudicate citizens' cases; it is simply unfeasible and would take years. Furthermore, for those individuals undergoing this individual assessment, a professional and life ordeal could truly begin, as all their flaws and all their connections within the neo-National Council of the Judiciary would be exposed, leading to what I call tracking and a witch hunt. We want to avoid that - the Minister of Justice continued.

- The principle will be to maintain the rulings of neo-judges that have not been contested by the parties. We will explain in detail how this will work, as it will be different in the Supreme Court and different in common courts - stated Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.
 

- These competitions are being revived, individuals who participated in these questionable competitions will continue in the competition ex officio, they will not have to do anything, but those judges who could not participate in the competitions because they questioned an illegal body, they very often knew that there was no chance of winning before that questioned body, before the illegal National Council of the Judiciary. We know of cases where it was checked whether someone had signed a protest letter to some international body guarding the rule of law, and that later eliminated them from the competition before the KRS. - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.
 

- Perhaps let's start with the name, because the name is long, but it calls this act the Rule of Law Act, and it is an act on restoring the right to an independent and impartial court established by law by regulating the consequences of resolutions of the National Council of the Judiciary adopted in the years 2018-2025. We know the reservations that were expressed in the rulings of legal judges of the Supreme Court, what reservations regarding the work of the so-called neo-NCJ were indicated in the case law of European courts, our courts, because Poland is also represented in these courts - said Waldemar Żurek at a press conference.

- This act regulates the consequences of neo-NCJ resolutions issued in the years 2018-2025. The principle is to re-conduct competitions before a legal National Council of the Judiciary, which will be selected based on this act, which the legislative department is already working on very intensively - continued Waldemar Żurek
 

- 46% cumulative inflation during your [PiS's] rule. Thanks to this inflation, you inflated your statistics and artificially, absolutely artificially, lowered the debt-to-GDP ratio - said Andrzej Domański in the Sejm.

- In the first year of our rule, the VAT gap decreased from 13.5% in 2023 to 6.9% in 2024 and will continue to fall - he continued.

- We have detected 290,000 fake invoices [...] issued during your rule, an absolute record. We have seen a 27% increase in findings from controls and verification activities, an additional 15 billion zlotys - he added.

- I must admit, I was rather touched by MP Trela from the SLD when he said his party was satisfied with this budget and theatrically asked in this chamber, 'What more could we want?' Well, I would like us in Poland to finally answer the question of how we intend to compete with countries that invest ten times more than we do in science, research, and development, and are just across our border - said Adrian Zandberg in the Sejm during the budget bill debate.

- I listened to the Minister of Finance’s statement with great interest, and with disbelief, disbelief that grew with every sentence. I think the peak was when the minister said this is the budget of an ambitious Poland. No, Mr. Minister, this is not the budget of an ambitious Poland, it is not a budget that invests in innovation. On the contrary, it is a budget of announced stagnation - said Adrian Zandberg in the Sejm during the budget debate.

- This is a budget where you truly do not foresee the future, you do not look to the future, especially the future that will come when you are no longer in power, in 3, 4, 5, 7 years. Mr. Minister, this is a budget of impoverishment when it comes to science, when it comes to education, it is a budget devoid of ambition when it comes to research and development expenditures - continued the leader of the Together party (Partia Razem).
 

- What is the reason for this debt being at such a high level? It is obvious. A sharp increase in spending on social programs after 2015. 500 plus, then 500 plus for the first child, 13th and 14th pension. That’s how it started. This is the cause of our catastrophic budget situation and, as a result, what you are doing together, because you are voting for it together, both PiS and Civic Platform - said Sławomir Mentzen in the Sejm during the debate on the budget project.

- Now you are shifting blame and responsibility, who is to blame for this debt, and you are both to blame, because you voted together for these social programs. As a result of these programs, Poland currently spends 18% of its GDP on social transfers, compared to Germany spending 16% of its GDP, and Sweden 11%. Wealthy welfare states, social states, provide a lower level of social transfers than Poland - Mentzen continued.

- I am consciously not using any numbers, because they also make no sense, as this budget is falsified. You have moved hundreds of billions of zlotys to off-budget funds, and now you are telling us what the deficit is, what our debt is according to Polish statistics, what the expenditures are, what the interest is. None of these numbers are true. Why are you providing us with numbers, knowing full well that they are simply not true. What is the point of debating falsified data? - said Sławomir Mentzen in the Sejm during the debate on the budget bill.

- This makes absolutely no sense. When you were still in opposition, you criticized PiS for falsifying the budget, for moving expenditures off-budget, and then you seized power and are doing exactly the same thing - continued the president of Nowa Nadzieja.

- The budget project presented to us practically represents the highest deficit in our history, the highest level of debt in our history. Interestingly, our deficit is the second highest in the entire European Union, and the costs of servicing this debt are also in second place in the entire European Union. On the other hand, we have the highest increase in debt in the entire European Union, and the highest borrowing needs in our history. One-third of our expenses will be borrowed. The deficit is 50% of income - Sławomir Mentzen said in the Sejm during the debate on the budget project.

- This is a budgetary catastrophe, and Minister of Finance Domański comes out and says that stable finances are our foundation. This is not stable finance, it's a budgetary catastrophe - the Confederation leader continued.

- Excessively growing debt is a trap for Poland's development. An increase in debt only makes sense when it is allocated to projects serving future generations. That is why the Law and Justice government so strongly supported the construction of CPK, the nuclear power plant, and the diversification of gas supplies - says the narrator in a video published by Mateusz Morawiecki.

- The current avalanche-like increase in debt relative to GDP is the result of a poor match by Tusk and Domański between current expenditures and budget revenues. Their fiscal chaos threatens to exceed 75% debt by the end of the decade. At the end of Mateusz Morawiecki's government, this ratio did not exceed 50%. - we hear further in the recording from the former Prime Minister.

Between 2023 and 2026 alone, the debt increase will exceed one trillion zlotys. By 2029, it will reach an astronomical 2 trillion zlotys. Nominally, this is 15% more in 6 years than in the previous 30 years and more than 2.5 times more than in the years 2015-2023. This money is not going towards development; it serves to maintain the fragile coalition of December 15th. You have fallen into a debt spiral; stop falsifying reality; this mess needs to be cleaned up. - the narrator continues.

Stabilność z PiS czy chaos pod rządami Tuska?

Napisz co o tym myślisz! ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/6SLXTI4yv1

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) October 9, 2025

“The vast majority of Poles, regardless of their political sympathies, are opposed to the forced relocation of migrants to Poland. During my victorious election campaign, I announced that my goal is for Polish women and men to feel safe in their country. […] I also announced that I will not agree to the implementation of the Migration and Asylum Pact in Poland,” writes President Karol Nawrocki in a letter addressed to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.

“Poland will not agree to any actions by European institutions that would aim to relocate illegal migrants to Poland, and I count on you to take this fact into account in your actions,” emphasizes the President.

A scan of the letter was published by the Head of the Presidential Cabinet, Paweł Szefernaker. Below is its full content:

“For over four years, Poland's eastern border has been subjected to constant migratory pressure, orchestrated by the Moscow regime using the Belarusian state and its special services. The Polish state allocates significant resources to guarantee the security of the EU's eastern border and bears the costs of supporting war refugees from Ukraine.

In 2025, nearly a million Ukrainian refugees still reside in Poland, while the number of Ukrainians who temporarily arrived in Poland after the outbreak of war reached several million. The Polish state acted responsibly after February 24, 2022, and accepted citizens of Ukraine fleeing the war. We offered not only our own homes but also the state support needed at that time. Poland acted in solidarity, even though it was not obliged to do so by a solidarity mechanism.

I agree that illegal migration is a problem that Europe must address, but the solution is not the forced relocation of migrants to Central and Eastern European countries. The causes of migration are primarily the difficult security and economic situations in African and Middle Eastern countries, and it is on this challenge that we should concentrate, while simultaneously protecting our citizens from illegal migration and its consequences. Our common task should be, first and foremost, to secure our borders and combat smugglers.

The vast majority of Poles, regardless of their political sympathies, are opposed to the forced relocation of migrants to Poland. During my victorious election campaign, I announced that my goal is for Polish women and men to feel safe in their country. One element of security is certainly the absence of risks associated with illegal migration, which is flooding Western Europe, also since the memorable decision of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015.

I also announced that I will not agree to the implementation of the Migration and Asylum Pact in Poland. At the same time, I maintain readiness to cooperate on border protection, joint operational activities, information exchange, and technical support for member states most exposed to migratory pressure.

Dear Madam President, the European Commission faces important decisions in the near future, so I kindly inform you that Poland will not agree to any actions by European institutions that would aim to relocate illegal migrants to Poland, and I count on you to take this fact into account in your actions.”

Prezydent Karol Nawrocki wystosował list do Przewodniczącej Komisji Europejskiej Ursuli von der Leyen, w którym poinformował, że Polska nie zgodzi się na jakiekolwiek działania instytucji europejskich, które zmierzałyby do rozlokowania w Polsce nielegalnych migrantów. pic.twitter.com/JVGsMuaNIw

— Paweł Szefernaker 🇵🇱 (@szefernaker) October 9, 2025

- I spoke quite thoroughly with the President on this matter [Waldemar Żurek's actions]. We have a certain established plan of action. I am not authorized to speak on this topic today, but there will certainly be a reaction, in addition to the reaction concerning the President's very clear stance after the regulation was issued - said Zbigniew Bogucki on Poranek Radia Wnet.

- Minister Żurek received a very clear analysis - note - from the Government Legislation Centre - and thus, in reality, from an agency subordinate to the Prime Minister, meaning the government, stating that he cannot introduce such provisions. Despite this, Minister Żurek introduced these provisions into the regulation, meaning he wants to change the law through a regulation. [...] He is consciously, brutally, and systematically breaking the law - he emphasized.

- The minister is still in orbit, though our cosmonaut, Mr. Uznański, has long since landed. Mr. Minister, it is high time that you too landed and stood firmly on the ground. This budget bill for 2026 should be considered in the context of the two previous budgets, also from the '13th of December' coalition. Mr. Minister, if anything in this reality is record-breaking, it is the record deficits of the public finance sector over these 3 years and the public debt, which is growing at a galloping pace - stated Zbigniew Kuźmiuk in the Sejm.

- With this budget [for 2026], we are bidding farewell to the inflation and stagnation we encountered in 2023. This budget is a plan to strengthen the Polish economy. It is a plan to build the long-term competitiveness of the Polish economy. We must build long-term strength and resilience, especially in the context of external threats - stated Andrzej Domański in the Sejm.

- I believe these elections should be held as soon as possible. Of course, it's not that simple, because today the ruling coalition in the Sejm has a majority, but elections should be held as soon as possible so that we can remove as quickly as possible people who lack imagination, who do not safeguard Polish interests - said Zbigniew Bogucki on Radio Wnet's Morning Show.

- Energy in Poland must be cheaper and will be cheaper, because we want Polish companies to be competitive and household electricity bills to be significantly lower. We are focusing on the development of road and rail infrastructure - stated Andrzej Domański in the Sejm.

- Today, we are the fastest-growing large economy in the EU. Poland is now the 6th largest economy in the EU. We have just joined the ranks of the 20 largest economies in the world, overtaking Switzerland. A clear economic revival is expected this year and next, with Polish GDP in real terms growing by 3.4% and 3.5% respectively in 2025-2026. This places the Polish economy significantly above the forecasts for the eurozone - stated Andrzej Domański in the Sejm.

- No. I think the President has no idea of forming any political movement. He has enormous public trust because he won the election, and after the elections, these polls – even on portals that are not favorably disposed towards the President or the right-wing environment, PiS – show that he has, for example, 57% trust. This is extremely important – said Zbigniew Bogucki in the Morning Program of Radio Wnet.

- Start the issue of alcohol prohibition with full prohibition on the left, so that all left-wing MPs stop drinking. Set a good example and then we can move on. It's clear they have some problem since they keep bringing up the same topic, so if this topic is bothering them, as they say, then they should set an example - said Marek Sawicki on "Gość Radia Zet".

- This is a budget for an ambitious Poland and a secure Poland. It ensures funding not only for the state's core functions, not only for our external and internal security, but also for our ambitious investment plans and the aspirations of Poles. An efficient state needs a cohesive vision that not only allows us to respond to future challenges but, above all, builds resilience in the face of unexpected changes. Therefore, the 2026 budget will focus on investments in innovation, digitalization, and the competitiveness of our economy - stated Andrzej Domański in the Sejm.

- The councils are being formed. Some will be completed sooner, others a bit later, as they require more consideration, reflection, and discussion, to take into account different sensitivities and various environments within these councils. These councils will address issues such as health, agriculture, or technological and developmental matters - said Zbigniew Bogucki in an interview with Krzysztof Skowroński on Poranek Radia Wnet.

- I am directly responsible for two councils, namely the Council for the Reform of the State System, and also the Council for a New Constitution. […] The president wants these councils to be established in the coming weeks - he indicated.

- We still need to wait for the names. This is because President Nawrocki should announce, present, and above all, approve them - he added.

- I don’t have to, the world belongs to the youth. There are really a lot of 40-year-olds well-prepared to manage the Polish People's Party. My wealth of experience does not allow me to make the kind of risky decisions that 40-year-olds can make - Marek Sawicki said on “Gość Radia Zet”.

- I am convinced that within PiS's ranks, there are many excellent individuals who could serve as Prime Minister. But it is too early to discuss this at this moment. Certainly, if you were to ask Mr. Mateusz, he wouldn't have been an enthusiast of my person, nor I of his. Our differences were known, and the course of events has confirmed whose arguments and diagnoses were correct, as anyone can see. However, one thing is certain: in politics, one cannot take offense, one cannot be guided by personal considerations, whether one likes someone or not - stated Zbigniew Ziobro on RMF FM.

- The debate was a proposal, the Prime Minister [Mateusz Morawiecki] did not take up this debate, therefore I understand that he is not interested in this debate. I will not return to this topic in that sense; I would like us to draw conclusions from the concessions to the EU, so that in the future the Polish government firmly carries out changes in the judiciary and brings order to this situation, because the interest of the Polish state requires it - stated Zbigniew Ziobro on RMF FM.

- I so often have to explain myself [for the failure to fulfill the promise of access to a specialist doctor within 60 days], and for a year I have been submitting a draft bill regarding healthcare reform within the party club. I even discussed this draft bill with Minister Leszczyna. Moreover, last Tuesday I reiterated it at a club meeting, I informed my colleagues from the club that if they wanted to, they could sign the draft bill and submit it as a club initiative, but there is no courage for that, because after all, PSL is not responsible for the Ministry of Health - Marek Sawicki said on "Gość Radia Zet".

- I also have complaints about my party club in this regard, that our issues which were programmatically raised are not sufficiently presented in the government forum and on the agenda. I don't see persistence from our government members, while left-wing matters are progressing - Sawicki continued.

- In this matter, the word “cooperation” is not a good word, because the prosecution is currently Donald Tusk’s tool, used to pursue us - stated Zbigniew Ziobro on RMF FM.

- Secondly, it is for the purpose of discontinuing Nowak’s cases, and it’s great that I had the opportunity to say this. And what will happen, we shall see. There are various forms of resistance against illegal authority, just like against this commission - he continued.

- I might pick one of them [the Minister of Justice or the Deputy Minister]. Why bother with the deputy minister when the minister is also saying it? I haven't filed any lawsuits in the last 10-12 years, but the scale of these people's lies, even based on this question, is unprecedented, and I think they must also feel that it won't entirely go unpunished - stated Zbigniew Ziobro on RMF FM.

- Yes, the most probable scenario on the table today is that this coalition will indeed survive and govern until 2027. The losses will be enormous, because after 2 years it's dramatic, after 4 it will be something we can't even imagine - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- This is the most probable scenario, but no other scenario can be ruled out. I also talk with MPs, I see what is happening in Poland 2050, the uncertainty among MPs who don't know how the situation of Szymon Hołownia leaving politics will end, how the Poland 2050 parliamentary club will be divided - he continued.

- If a thousand farmers were negotiating the terms of selling their peppers, not just one, the prices would certainly be different. Secondly, they promised us the creation of a large holding, a large food concern. A small National Food Group was created. At the moment, the Carrefour group is being offered for sale - said Marek Sawicki in "Gość Radia Zet".

- I informed the president of the food group, and I also informed Minister Balczun, the head overseeing it as Minister of State Assets, that it is worth capitalizing the National Food Group so that it can buy Carrefour. It is worth launching a share offering for farmers, so that farmers become co-owners of this large retail group - Sawicki continued.

- I reject the thesis that cooperation between PiS and Confederation is impossible. Today, we have a clear problem with Sławomir Mentzen, who, in turn, is not thinking at all about the possibility of building a government for Poland; Jarosław Kaczyński is simply getting in his way somewhere - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- It started with Sławomir Mentzen insulting Jarosław Kaczyński, directly accusing him of contributing to Andrzej Lepper's suicide, or to Zbigniew Ziobro's serious illness. These are offensive things, he doesn't want to back down from them, he lies that he didn't say them, and all it takes is to say, dear Sławek, I apologize. Then Jarosław Kaczyński would also continue to propose, before you insulted him, the Polish declaration and a discussion on the foundations of our... - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- I don't believe in lasting peace in the Middle East, because this war has been going on for, as far as I know, perhaps 67 years, and it will not end, because Israel's goal is to completely push Palestinians out of their territories, and in turn, the Palestinians will not yield. Besides, the entire Arab and Muslim world is more on Palestine's side than on Israel's side. Of course, Israel is a certain regional power, both economically and militarily, but that doesn't mean that through strength and economy it can do what it is doing in the Gaza Strip. - Marek Sawicki said on "Gość Radia Zet".

Marek Sawicki, when asked in a nutshell if he supports the introduction of civil partnerships, replied "No."

When asked if he knew the shape of the compromise, he replied:

- Well, I don't know. I don't know, because the authors of this compromise are also silent, and this silence is eloquent. When it comes to issues related, for example, to religion, worldview, and these issues, for example, related to marriage, I recognize them as part of a worldview. Here, the statute of the Polish People's Party clearly does not define any obligations for PSL members towards even the leader's decisions - said Marek Sawicki on "Gość Radia Zet".

- We are not discussing the civil partnership act, we are not discussing the act on the status of a next of kin, because we don't know which act we are discussing. We will know in a week - Sawicki continued.

- It seems to me that it will be more reasonable if it goes the governmental route, because that will automatically also mean full information for our coalition partners, and that is important for us, meaning for both Civic Platform and Poland 2050 – Włodzimierz Czarzasty said on TVN24, when asked whether the partnership unions act would be a governmental or a parliamentary initiative.

- I think from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. I don't know, but the interest [in attending the PiS rally on Saturday] is very high - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- Politics is not a streak of successes, it's not a streak of victories [...] When I became the leader of the Democratic Left Alliance 9 or 10 years ago, this party was outside of parliament and had 2%. And now it's a matter of character - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TVN24.

- I can only give Szymon this advice, because he is a nice person. He is a good leader, a good Marshal of the Sejm. I advise Szymon this: gain perspective on all of this, see what your strengths are, see how your party is organized, see what human resources you have, because there are many wise people there, just fight - he continued.

- You became the Minister of Justice in a country where the team currently in power was elected in democratic elections. What does that have to do with Belarus? Can a person named Żurek possibly look in the mirror and tap himself on the head, because he's spouting such nonsense that it's only beneficial to me? Because what Żurek is saying today in DGP, what he's doing, saying he won't submit to the dictate of the law, that's very good news. We will have a very easy time restoring the rule of law after Żurek's tenure - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- Mr. Żurek claims he will not submit to the dictates of the law. Consequently, he will act against the law, and therefore Mr. Żurek is fully assuming his responsibility for violating fundamental legal principles. Full criminal liability, if someone questions the provisions of a statute while being the Minister of Justice, and consequently the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, he must realize the full criminal liability to which he is exposing himself and to which he will be held accountable soon - stated Przemysław Czarnek in “Graffiti” on Polsat News.

- We are dealing with an anti-rule-of-law revolutionary, because that's what the rule of law and the government of law means, Mr. Waldemar. The government of law means that we have the dictate of law, the dictate of statute. The government of law means that the law governs the government, not the government governs the law. Consequently, you must get used to this, but by questioning the dictate of statute, you are breaking the fundamental principles of the rule of law - stated Przemysław Czarnek in a conversation with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- Everyone has the right to their opinion, and Ms. Buczyńska, a Member of Parliament, also has the right to her opinion - Włodzimierz Czarzasty said on TVN24.

- Then the coalition agreement will be broken, the sun will rise the next day, and there will be no tragedy - he continued, after being prompted by the host that "if there are more such Ms. Buczyńskas," he will not become the Sejm Marshal.

- I think we have all scenarios prepared; let it happen first. Look at me, I really have a sense of distance about this. [...] For me, the coalition is the priority. No one will break up the coalition because of one fact or another. We are fighting for this because we negotiated it, and the coalition agreement is our constitution - he went on to say, when asked if there would then be another candidate for Sejm Marshal from The Left.

- I am ready for any scenario - he emphasized.

- A coalition agreement was signed. Any questioning of this coalition agreement has two dimensions. One dimension is political, because someone wants to achieve something, which is normal in politics, but the other is a bit ridiculous - Włodzimierz Czarzasty said on TVN24.

- 4 or maybe 5 [...] adult men sat down, the leaders of their formations, and signed it. This means one would have to assume that one of them had an ill-considered strategy, an ill-considered tactic, and signed a document that, from the point of view of his formation, is simply flawed - he continued.

- This reflects poorly on that formation, so I don't want to speak ill of Szymon Hołownia - he added.

- I don't place great importance on Szymon Hołownia's words because they are changeable, those words, and usually, it's like after a storm comes the sun, and things are simply better - Włodzimierz Czarzasty stated in TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego," when asked about the condition regarding a Deputy Prime Minister for Polska 2050 set by Szymon Hołownia.

Sejm Discusses Next Year's Budget

Today marks the final day of the Sejm's three-day session. The lower house will resume proceedings at 9:00 AM and commence the first reading of the government's draft budget bill for 2026 and the accompanying budget law. The debate on these two points will occupy the majority of the day, lasting until 4:00 PM.

From 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, voting is scheduled. Subsequently, at 5:00 PM, MPs will begin the first reading of the bill proposed by PiS, which aims to criminalize patostreaming.

Żurek on Rule of Law Bill Provisions

At 11:00 AM, a press conference will be held by the Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General, Waldemar Żurek, along with the Deputy Minister of Justice, Dariusz Mazur. The press conference will present the draft rule of law bill.

Kierwiński on Flood Control Reservoir Construction

At 11:15 AM, a press conference will begin with the participation of the Head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Marcin Kierwiński, Deputy Minister Magdalena Roguska, and Minister of Infrastructure, Dariusz Klimczak. The topic of the conference will be the construction of the Kamieniec Ząbkowicki flood control reservoir.

Siemoniak at Conference

At 9:00 AM, the XXVII International Border Security Conference and Exhibition - InSec 2025 will commence. During the opening of the event, a statement is expected from the Minister-Coordinator of Special Services, Tomasz Siemoniak.

Glapiński's Press Conference

At 3:00 PM, the monthly press conference of the NBP President, Adam Glapiński, will take place. The subject will be an assessment of the current economic situation in the country.

Conferences by Razem and PiS

At 9:30 AM, a press conference will be held by the Razem party, with participation from Adrian Zandberg, Marcelina Zawisza, Maciej Konieczny, Marta Stożek, and Paulina Matysiak.

At 12:00 PM, a conference is scheduled with PiS MPs Mariusz Krystian, Andrzej Adamczyk, and Paweł Szrot. Meanwhile, at 1:30 PM, a press conference will be held with the Head of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, and MPs Zbigniew Kuźmiuk, Jacek Sasin, and Marek Wesoły.