Tusk at the European Council Summit

Today marks the second day of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's visit to Brussels, where he is participating in the European Council summit.

At 8:45 AM, he will attend an informal meeting on migration, at 9:30 AM – a coordination meeting involving Ireland, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, and Poland, and at 10:00 AM – a meeting of European Council members with the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola. Subsequently, at 10:30 AM, European Council members will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The European Council's working session will commence at 11:00 AM. At 12:50 PM, the Polish Prime Minister will meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Meanwhile, at 8:00 PM, Donald Tusk will participate in the Eurozone summit.

It is possible that the head of government will make statements to the media during the day.

Sikorski Visits Pakistan

Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski begins a two-day visit to Pakistan today. As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes, this is the first visit by the head of Polish diplomacy to this country since 2011.

The Deputy Prime Minister will meet with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Ishaq Dar.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the foreign ministers will discuss security issues, including illegal migration, as well as trade exchange and public finance management. The signing of a new cooperation agreement between the Polish and Pakistani foreign ministries is also planned.

Furthermore, during his visit, Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski will deliver a lecture at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad.

Kosiniak-Kamysz Visits the Command of the 'Iron Division'

At 11:00 AM, in Siedlce, the Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will visit the headquarters of the command of the 18th 'Iron' Mechanized Division. The meeting is intended to provide an overview of the division's current tasks and challenges, as well as the infrastructure and investments being implemented within the command complex with the participation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Investment Agency.

A speech by the Deputy Prime Minister is scheduled.

PiS Conference

At 1:00 PM in the Sejm, a press conference will be held by the head of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, along with Zbigniew Kuźmiuk and Jan Kanthak.

- I have heard here on your program that we [in the KRS] were elected contrary to the Constitution. It's as if you, the editors, have turned into the Constitutional Tribunal. But this happens every day. Excuse me very much, the Constitutional Tribunal is the only body that can declare this with legal effect, so this is a very important matter in light of the Constitution, which some people respect so much - stated Dagmara Pawełczyk-Woicka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.
 

- And this is a miraculous healing of the Constitutional Tribunal, because not so long ago we heard that we have substitutes, that this is not the Constitutional Tribunal. We can argue about it, but let's not go back. I'm just noting that a miraculous healing of the Constitutional Tribunal is suddenly occurring, which will probably happen when this Sejm achieves a majority - stated Dagmara Pawełczyk-Woicka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- Had I possessed the knowledge I now have and seen the state's weakness, I believe one should have backed down. I believe that politicians should have then abandoned this bill, knowing their weakness, that they were unable to overcome not only the judges' resistance but also external forces that sought to anarchize the judiciary, because I believe our enemies exploited this - stated Dagmara Pawełczyk-Woicka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- I think some agents of influence steered this appropriately. Simply put, those who were anarchizing the judiciary. I don't know [if it was a specific country], I don't have such knowledge, perhaps a particular country - she continued.

- This is a disastrous move. We are talking about people who could return to work, who have their responsibilities, related to children, family, and caregiving needs. And they are now finding out that because the Ministry of Health and this government are so incompetent that they cannot find funds to pay for their treatment, their medical procedures will be postponed. This is truly a catastrophe we are talking about. I submitted amendments to the budget last year – said Marcelina Zawisza in "Polityczne Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- That was 20 billion zlotys that we knew from the very beginning would be missing, and now we are precisely in the situation we spoke about last year, so this is no surprise. This is not something that we, as a society, were unaware of. We all knew that this budget had allocated too little funding for the treatment of Polish women and men – Marcelina Zawisza continued.

- I cannot imagine a situation where, on the one hand, funds are found to subsidize public television, which is not fulfilling its role, which operates on a very similar mechanism, perhaps not as aggressive, perhaps not as inflammatory, but a very similar mechanism of being party-controlled, not public, and yet there is no money to subsidize the healthcare system - said Marcelina Zawisza on Polsat News' "Political Graffiti".

- We have known for over a year that there would be a shortfall of funds, and the Minister of Finance, Minister Domański, had over a year to find this money. Pretending that they have just found out now, that they now have to look for this money, is spitting in the faces of Polish women and men who are just finding out that their procedures will not be carried out. Furthermore, the minister says she will now look for savings by freezing the law on minimum wages in healthcare, and there is a narrative that doctors earn too much. The problem is that the doctors earning these horrendous salaries we hear about are not covered by this law at all - said Marcelina Zawisza in Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti".

- Even more [than 40 years I've known Zbigniew Ziobro]. But let's not talk about kindergarten? I mean, I am a colleague of Waldemar Żurek, I was. I've known him for 35 years - stated Dagmara Pawełczyk-Woicka in the "Piasecki's Interview" on TVN24.

- We had a situation in the health committee where we already know today, because the Minister of Health rarely communicates now, but when she does, it's to convey that these problems will only grow, that next year the budget will be short by, in her opinion, at least 23 billion, and we come to the health committee, the budget is voted on, and the entire ruling coalition positively opinions a budget that we know is short 23 billion - said Marcelina Zawisza in "Polityczne Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- This law [by Waldemar Żurek] is useless. Because please look, the law legalizes some judges. So why doesn't it legalize all of them? Why does this law introduce chaos, because it simply implements some emotions of the part of the community supporting Żurek - stated Dagmara Pawełczyk-Woicka in 'Rozmowa Piaseckiego' on TVN24.

- The vote for the Sejm Marshal is approaching, and Mr. Marshal Czarzasty, knowing that he simply doesn't have enough support among his own coalition partners despite the coalition agreement, is looking for it. And they simply changed their minds so that the PSL would be more favorable towards them. The effect is that the SLD will get the marshal's seat, the PSL will get the trough, because they are the most interested in abolishing this two-term limit, as a significant portion of the people who will lose their seats now are actually people connected with the PSL, and the citizens will get entrenched local governments - said Marcelina Zawisza in "Political Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- These numbers, the Prime Minister decided to write about it because we considered, the Prime Minister considered that 8 [detained individuals suspected of preparing acts of sabotage] in a short period of time is a lot, yes, across three different cases, it means that after a relative pause, which there was for some time, these actions are being intensified again - said Tomasz Siemoniak on "Poranek TOK FM".

- If they are being intensified, it means that decisions have been made, that there is a plan, and that we are simply the target of hostile actions - he continued.

- I support this project and I am very glad that Minister Katarzyna Kotula, through consistent work, has reached a compromise [...]. If it helps, then of course, I'm speaking here on my own behalf, there is no Civic Coalition stance on the idea of a referendum, this is a very serious matter - said Tomasz Siemoniak in TOK FM, when asked about Katarzyna Kotula's statement regarding the possibility of organizing a referendum if the president vetoes the law on the status of a next of kin.

- We are at a point where we absolutely should do this [...] we are really stuck at some point where hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions, are suffering, cannot act normally, behave towards each other, find out in crisis situations - he continued.

- Let's do everything to bring about this outcome. We cannot hold our society back at some point from 100 years ago - he went on to say.

- The best coalition partner for New Left is precisely Civic Platform - Marcelina Zawisza stated on Polsat News's "Political Graffiti."

- As we have communicated many times already, the Together Party will run independently in 2027 - Zawisza continued.

"I rather yielded to what was said by people living near the farms. It's worth remembering that this is absolutely not a prelude to supporting any restrictions on agricultural activity," said Janusz Cieszyński in an interview with Agata Kondzińska on "Sygnały dnia" PR1, when asked about Przemysław Czarnek's statement that concerning the ban on fur farming, "over half of PiS gave in to ideological arguments used by the left."

We quoted the Deputy Head of PiS's words in more detail here.

- Of course not [we did not eavesdrop on Donald Tusk and his family] and Prime Minister Tusk knows full well that he is lying, because he has the Prosecutor General under him, and he oversees the National Public Prosecutor's Office, and I don't believe he hasn't passed him information that this is untrue - said Jacek Sasin in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the program "Sedno Sprawy" (The Heart of the Matter) on Radio Plus.

- I know that a great many farmers are dissatisfied with this decision [the Sejm’s passing of a ban on fur farming]. However, I believe that precisely this industry, which is a very small one in the scale of the Polish economy… It is, in fact, probably excessively influential, beyond its capabilities. And this, as someone who has been active in politics for some time, always raises my concerns when a niche issue is amplified by various lobbies to appear of utmost importance - said Janusz Cieszyński on PR1’s “Sygnały dnia” (Signals of the Day).

"One can propose it, certainly. It would hit Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz himself, of course, because it would eliminate him from parliament," said Jacek Sasin on Radio Plus, when asked about Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz's words regarding two-term limits in the Sejm.

"We can, of course, discuss this type of solution. I don't know if it would be good, because it would mean, effectively every 8 years [...] a complete change of the political elite in the country," he continued.

"Let's then forget about any political stability and about Poland having such a stable democracy. In my opinion, it's a populist idea, but we'll see what Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz proposes. If he proposes something, we will consider it," he added.

- It will be that changing the name doesn't mean it will change. I understand, once in the PZPR there was such a slogan, such a saying "the party is the same, but not the same" and I understand that this is precisely what is supposed to be the party the same, but not the same - said Jacek Sasin on Radio Plus, when asked about his regret that there will no longer be Civic Platform.

- It's supposed to change its name, logo, maybe something else [...] nothing will change here at all, it's a PR move, obviously stemming from the conviction that this logo is so compromised and Civic Platform is so compromised indeed, that it's dragging down the entire formation today - he continued.

- Tusk is not coping with governing Poland, not only is he not coping with objective problems, but above all, he is generating massive problems, again it's like those communists who heroically fight with problems they created themselves - he went on to say.

- First there was a reconstruction, it turned out that a few months passed, the reconstruction achieved nothing, nobody was fooled by it, so now it's rebranding - he added.

- Whether it will happen, I don't know, but I am in favour - Janusz Cieszyński said on "Sygnały dnia" PR1, when asked about a Senate pact with Konfederacja.

When pressed on whether the president should take patronage over this project, he replied: - I think that today in Polish politics, everything President Karol Nawrocki touches turns into political gold. So I would like the Senate pact to be able to count on that too. And we will see how it turns out - he stated.

- I wouldn't count my chickens before they hatch. Our task as PiS politicians is to achieve an excellent result in the upcoming parliamentary elections. One that puts us in a very good position to participate in governing Poland - said Janusz Cieszyński on "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day) on PR1, when asked if he envisions a coalition with Konfederacja.

- But all about what happens next, how it would look, it's best to discuss once the votes have been counted - he added.

- I assure you that within a few months, the situation [in the Constitutional Tribunal] will change. Regarding the laws, I have significant doubts about the final step in the legislative process, namely the president's signature. However, I am referring to the replacement of judges due to the completion of their terms – said Piotr Zgorzelski in an interview with Patryk Michalski on WP's "Tłit" program.

- Yes, they should be elected. And they should be judges who, in addition to being outstanding lawyers, have the character to simply fight against what still remains from the PiS era – he stated.

- The process of electing judges to the Constitutional Tribunal will begin this year – declared the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm.

When asked if this was a coalition agreement, he replied: - I think so.

- I agree [that opinions on this matter are divided], but I happen to be on the side of the political discussion that believes we should begin the replacement process and propose candidates – he continued.

- A few days ago, at its board meeting, PO also decided to support the project to abolish term limits [in local government]. […] Sometimes a suicidal mission later turns out to be very probable - said Piotr Zgorzelski in the "Tłit" program on WP.

- Initially, this project was supposed to be rejected in the first reading - and it wasn't, it's in committee. Then it was said that it would not have a parliamentary majority - it seems that it will have this majority, and it is even close to certainty - he assessed.

- The issue now rests solely with President Karol Nawrocki, who – as far as I know – has a critical stance on this project [abolishing term limits in local government]. However, I am one of those politicians who fight until the end, and together with local government corporations, we will want to arrange a meeting with the President to present him with our arguments. Arguments that stand behind abolishing this principle in the name of citizens' freedom, the freedom of their choice – said Piotr Zgorzelski in the WP program “Tłit”.

- We are pleased that Polish universities are popular among young, talented people from Pakistan, and we hope that their experiences and impressions gathered in Poland will serve as a foundation for people-to-people diplomacy. Poland remains open to legal migration and to genuine students, but I want to emphasize zero tolerance for illegal migration onto Polish territory, which is also territory of the European Union - said Radosław Sikorski at a press conference during his visit to Pakistan.

- It might sound strange, but the Czech Republic has access to the sea. No, that's not a mistake. On Monday, the S3 expressway connected all of western Poland and the Czech Republic with the Polish Baltic Sea, with Polish ports. I started this construction in 2007, and we had to win elections to finish it in 2025 - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a recording published on social media.

- But that's not all, today we are opening a new section of the S1 expressway, the long-awaited bypass of Węgierska Górka, which will connect us with Slovakia and further to Southern Europe. This is one of the most spectacular road projects in the history of Poland - he continued.

Mam bardzo dobre novinky! pic.twitter.com/VRvI6XleLf

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) October 23, 2025

- For several years now, our neighbours Russia and Belarus have been trying to assist human smugglers, exploiting people and their tragic situations. They use them as tools of hybrid warfare, exposing them to unnecessary risks. Poland had to react; our borders are currently among the best-protected in the EU. Winter is coming, attempting to cross this border is simply too dangerous, which is why we appeal to people not to attempt to cross it - said Radosław Sikorski at a press conference during his visit to Pakistan.

- We wanted to present our position regarding the project that is being developed [...] by Donald Tusk's government, which involves amending 4 laws leading to the merger, to the fusion of Pekao S.A. and PZU. In our conviction, this is an attempt by the current authorities, people associated with Donald Tusk and the coalition of December 13th, to enrich themselves on state assets - said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- Everything that constituted the achievement of the Law and Justice government, i.e., the return of Pekao S.A. into Polish hands, into the hands of the State Treasury, will be forfeited through the action proposed by the government of the December 13th coalition. The dispersal of ownership will cause those who today control Pekao S.A. bank and PZU to enrich themselves on these assets - he continued.

- This cannot be allowed to happen, therefore, firstly, we announce that the Law and Justice Parliamentary Club will oppose it, and secondly, we will mobilize public opinion to protest these actions - he went on to say.

- The accusations leveled against Minister Wosiak are detached from reality. This is purely vindictive; it is pure hate speech from Donald Tusk and his helpers - Mariusz Błaszczak said at a press conference.

- The Left has not decided how it will vote on the PSL bill abolishing term limits in local government. The only decision made at the parliamentary club meeting was to refer the bill to committee rather than reject it in the first reading (as was the subject of the vote in the Sejm at the time). A debate on term limits has been ongoing within The Left for some time. This debate will find its conclusion in the parliamentary club forum through a vote that is still ahead of us - wrote Łukasz Michnik on X.

Lewica nie podjęła decyzji jak zagłosuje w sprawie ustawy PSL znoszącej dwukadencyjność w samorządach. Jedyna decyzja podjęta na klubie parlamentarnym dotyczyła skierowania ustawy do komisji zamiast odrzucenia jej w pierwszym czytaniu (bo to właśnie było przedmiotem ówczesnego…

— Łukasz Michnik (@michniklukasz) October 23, 2025

- All these projects they submit, for example, regarding the judiciary, when they try to discriminate against judges, marking them with some colours [...] maybe they'll even make them wear armbands on their hands, on their arms, because this 'fighting democracy' is probably capable of what the Germans did when Poland was occupied during World War II – said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- They will go to any lengths to consolidate their power. In our history, after World War II, there were also those who consolidated people's power, and the methods may not be as drastic as they were then, but the mechanism is the same: extractive arrests, so that officials incriminate their superiors. If they incriminate them, they will be released; if they don't, they will be arrested – he continued.

- This man is the Minister of Foreign Affairs. What kind of image does he present of Poland? Is he capable of reaching any compromise by attacking our partners? - Mariusz Błaszczak said at a press conference, when asked about the exchange of words online between Radosław Sikorski and Hungarian politicians.

- This is a disaster, plain and simple. Radosław Sikorski is a walking disaster, and incidentally, an arrogant individual who spoils Poland's international relations. [...] This man is making a mockery of Poland and harming Poland - he continued.

- I have seen such polls before, which predicted a victory for one list in 2019, and later claimed it would happen in 2023. If we had agreed to that, it would have been like in Hungary – they created one list and lost. We did not create one list and we won – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press conference in Siedlce.

- PSL will run in elections independently, because it is an independent political party – declared the leader of the Peasants' Party.

"Throwing everyone into one bag in polls is very nice and gives a positive effect - just like Rafał Trzaskowski had 60% this time last year" - Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said at a press conference in Siedlce, when asked about an OGB poll according to which the joint start of parties forming the ruling coalition gives them a chance to win.

"Well, he didn't become president, despite victories in all possible polls. 8 out of 10 polls the day before the election gave Rafał Trzaskowski victory" - he continued.

- I have the impression that he [Władysław Frasyniuk] is no longer part of Western civilization, where tragedy related to death is treated with due seriousness, attention, understanding, and especially in Poland, towards the Polish uniform. This Polish uniform is, was, and I deeply believe it will remain part of the great Polish tradition, in a sense, a sanctity. This man disgraces that uniform - stated Zbigniew Bogucki on wPolsce24.

- We are dealing not with justice, but with an immensity of injustice. I remember the speech of MP Woś in the Sejm, before the lifting of his immunity, and in 15 minutes he ground into dust, into powder, trampled, and threw into the garbage bin the arguments presented by the prosecution - stated Zbigniew Bogucki on wPolsce24.

- This is an exceptionally disgusting statement [by Donald Tusk about the arsonist]. A man who for many years has been setting fire to the Polish political scene, because of whom or the failure of the late Lech Kaczyński he decided to launch an industry of contempt, a man who in my opinion, and I allow myself this opinion, could be a benchmark for lies placed in Sevres near Paris, he turns reality on its head, he inverts concepts - stated Zbigniew Bogucki on wPolsce24.

The Prime Minister's Chancellery has published a photo from the meeting between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

🇵🇱🤝🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/hN3BEZraAV

— Kancelaria Premiera (@PremierRP) October 23, 2025

- Absolutely yes, the introduction of this mechanism would be completely detrimental to us, so if he does that, it's absolutely good. The question is, why is he doing it, and for what intentions. The Prime Minister is known for first saying, for example, that the fence on the border is unnecessary, then saying it wouldn't be built, and now he's marching and singing patriotic songs with soldiers, against whom his people were previously incited. These changes of heart by Tusk are obvious, but if this change were to go in this direction and ETS 2 didn't happen, it would be very good - said Przemysław Czarnek during a debate with Krzysztof Bosak on ‘Rymanowski Live’.

- If I were Prime Minister, or someone from my political camp, now or in two years after the elections, I would simply stand up to the EU regarding ETS and the entire Green Deal. The situation is different today, the circumstances have changed, and unfortunately, after 1.5 years of Tusk's government, the financial situation and future prospects are very bad - said Przemysław Czarnek during a debate with Krzysztof Bosak on "Rymanowski Live".

- Yes, absolutely. I will lobby for it with Mr. President Nawrocki- said Przemysław Czarnek during a debate with Krzysztof Bosak on "Rymanowski Live", when asked by the host if the president should veto the bill banning fur farming.

- Platforma handed over power with targets at a 40% emission reduction level, whereas during the PiS government, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, specifically in 2021, accepted the raising of reduction targets to 55%, and this is known as Fit for 55, as it was presented at the EU forum. However, this was an element of implementing a broader European Green Deal package, and the European Green Deal strategy was accepted by the Mateusz Morawiecki government in 2020 - said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnek on "Rymanowski Live".

- In July 2020, Prime Minister Morawiecki agreed to incorporate the European Green Deal into the budget framework for 2021-2027, and later at all ministerial meetings, at all European Councils, this was repeatedly confirmed. Therefore, I believe that the current attempts by PiS politicians to evade responsibility for the radicalization of the European Union's climate policy are unserious, because the documents contradict this - Krzysztof Bosak continued.

- The Polish political class consists of naive primates of obedience to the European Union, and this must end. And your Prime Minister belonged to them - said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnik on „Rymanowski Live”.

- Thinking about animals solely in terms of their rights is mistaken. We have obligations to keep these animals in such a way that they do not pose a threat to other people. The situation in Racula near Zielona Góra is so drastic that everyone should understand it- said Przemysław Czarnek during a debate with Krzysztof Bosak on ‘Rymanowski Live”.

- "Political gangster," the phrase itself, it appears, is indeed too strong, but it is not yet as offensive as what followed and what Sławomir Mentzen is trying to backtrack from. Instead of backtracking, he should simply say "I apologize" - said Przemysław Czarnek during a debate with Krzysztof Bosak on „Rymanowski Live”.

- Immediately after that, he said that [Jarosław Kaczyński] thus contributed to Andrzej Lepper's suicide, to the severe illness of Prime Minister Gowin, and to the fatal illness of Minister Ziobro, and these are unforgivable things. That is, forgivable if someone apologizes - he continued.

- I repeat again from here to Sławomir Mentzen [...] Sławek, apologize for those disgraceful words, not "gangster," but what came later, I will not recall it again - he went on to say.

- I believe that an 'animal defender' has the right to call themselves someone who helps animals, who proposes improving the way animals are helped and their populations develop, and if someone wants to lead to the destruction of the art of raising animals and the existence of animal husbandry in Poland, then that person is an enemy of farmed animals - Bosak continued.

- It's a situation of the "we'll live and see" kind. Theoretically, you can imagine anything, but practically, it's unknown. I would like us, as Confederation, to introduce our senators - said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnek on "Rymanowski Live".

- In the context of a Senate pact, we are thinking about how to ensure that the Senate majority is not held by leftist and far-left forces, but by right-wing forces. And in this context, I am thinking about a Senate pact. It will be extremely difficult - said Przemysław Czarnek during a debate with Krzysztof Bosak on "Rymanowski Live".

- Looking solely at the polls, which are close to the results of the first round of the presidential elections [...] it is clear that if a Senate pact for the broad right were to be made, I'm speaking only theoretically, it would be extremely difficult, then there would indeed be a chance that after two terms, the Senate would not be in the hands of leftist forces, but right-wing forces - he continued.

- This doesn't stem from what I want, but from simple mathematics - he added, when asked if he wanted to make a Senate pact with Grzegorz Braun.

- I remember the fight against the "package for animals" from the very beginning. In my opinion, those few MPs in PiS – some of them are no longer PiS MPs – literally a couple of PiS MPs were brave enough to vote against a project that – when PiS had undivided power – was backed by the leader, who, moreover, hid behind the youth, presenting the then-young assistant, now an MP, Michał Moskal, as if it was youth who proposed it, and so on. - said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnek on "Rymanowski Live".

- We know well, from reading Jarosław Kaczyński's old interviews, that these are his views from the 1990s. He is under the influence of such leftist and anti-breeding movements and shares the view that breeding animals is morally reprehensible - he stated.

- I think that we also need to consider, in connection with this, certain desires of Tusk, which I believe he has in his mind today, to actually bring about elections in the spring. Because how he calculates, and he does calculate, because that cannot be taken away from him, is that in 2027, by sinking the state, he will also sink himself - said Przemysław Czarnek during a debate with Krzysztof Bosak on „Rymanowski Live”.

- Meanwhile, in the spring of this year, considering, for example, these OGB polls, which are what they are, he might still count on the possibility of even winning these elections - he continued.

- In the last elections, we fielded candidates for the Senate, and we will certainly do so in the next elections as well. In the last elections, as far as I remember, we did not field candidates in all constituencies. In the next elections, we will certainly try to field our candidates in all constituencies - said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnek on ‘Rymanowski Live’.’

"Some will probably have to be cut. It's not a question of whether I would want to or whether I would do it, it's a question of possibilities" – said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnek on "Rymanowski Live," when asked by the host if he would cut social spending.

- Prime Minister Morawiecki has specialized in hiding debt in off-budget funds - said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnek on ‘Rymanowski Live’.

- When we talk about hiding the budget, we are speaking again in a colloquial sense, in a factual sense, of course, this debt was public, you and your minister of finance reported it to the Union; it is about hiding it outside the budget, in off-budget funds, which caused, firstly, an increase in the costs of servicing the debt, but above all, and this is, in my opinion, the most destructive, it distorted, perhaps, your picture of your budget policy, it was false, because it also distorted the real picture for you, because few people understand this; you are a professor of law, and that's what professors of public finance policy are for - Krzysztof Bosak continued.

- The problem between the parties represented here by us is not of a psychological [...] or emotional nature. The problem is primarily programmatic. That is, we are a party that has no intention of implementing a pro-EU program with patriotic platitudes on our lips - said Krzysztof Bosak during a debate with Przemysław Czarnek on „Rymanowski Live”.

When asked if that was PiS's program, he replied: - That was unfortunately the case when PiS was in power. It has no intention of implementing any COVID-related or any other WHO-ordained totalitarianism, which unfortunately your party did. It has no intention of centralizing the state, raising taxes, or increasing debt.

- We criticized this very patiently. I believe that today we have a stable position in politics and great trust precisely because we accurately criticized your mistakes, your abuses, and also – let us not be afraid to use the word – your arrogance - he continued.

- Now the question is whether any compromise can be made between the centralism, statism, pro-EU sentiment, pro-Ukrainian sentiment, pro-COVID sentiment, and arrogance of PiS, and the conservative-national-liberal-sovereigntist tendencies presented by Confederation, with the ambition of practicing politics in a new style - he continued.

He stated: - Personally, at the moment, I do not see it. I believe that PiS has not cleansed itself of its pathologies. What's more, for 2 years they have been insisting that everything was great, okay, and that in reality, you are only one step away from ruling independently again. I think that is completely untrue. You are wallowing in this untruth, and your congress tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, will be an element of that.

- In connection with Donald Tusk's deceitful and unbecoming statement about me, as the head of government, I plan to file a lawsuit for the infringement of personal rights - wrote Bogdan Święczkowski in a statement published on the X platform.

- Attributing to me an interest in eavesdropping on the Tusk family is a vile lie and cynical playing on emotions. Besides offending me, it is demeaning to the Tusk family, who have been instrumentally treated, and for whom I express my sympathy as a result - emphasized the President of the Constitutional Tribunal.

W związku z kłamliwą i niegodną szefa rządu wypowiedzią Donalda Tuska na mój temat planuję wystąpić z pozwem o naruszenie dóbr osobistych.

Przypisywanie mi zainteresowania podsłuchiwaniem Rodziny jest perfidnym kłamstwem i cynicznym graniem na emocjach. Oprócz tego, że obraża…

— Trybunał Konstytucyjny (@TK_GOV_PL) October 23, 2025

- As I listened to the judge's reasoning for the verdict, it was difficult not to smile, especially when it was pointed out to the Germans that their courts are staffed by politicians, that they actually presented no justification as to why this individual should be sent to them, and when it was reminded that in reality, these Nord Streams are Russian property - said Krzysztof Bosak on Polsat News' "Gość Wydarzeń."

- Besides, I remember when the Germans assured us that this was not a state project at all, that it was simply a purely private business project. It's hard not to feel satisfied, we Polish politicians, including myself, fought against this idea for so long - the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm continued.

- The question is what you, Mr. Editor, call an offensive. I believe we have an unusual Minister of Foreign Affairs who aims for sharp comments that, in my impression, sometimes serve his personal popularity more than the state interest of Poland. I believe that some of his comments, for example, the famous "thank you USA" and the photo of that explosion and that leak, I think they did more harm than good - said Krzysztof Bosak in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

- Similarly, I believe that Twitter skirmishes on the Hungarian front, especially since yesterday was Hungary's national day, the national holiday of our brethren, I consider this completely unnecessary, contributing nothing to our relations - Krzysztof Bosak continued.

- There are no such talks at all, they are not happening. This is a media topic. The media love surrogate topics, and this is one of them - said Krzysztof Bosak in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

- Apart from it being a thread in Sławomir Mentzen's conversation with President Nawrocki, nothing has happened - the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm clarified.

- Our paths have diverged, but agreements can still be made. One doesn't exclude the other. Mr. Editor, by asking this question, you are applying a pattern where if someone has argued with someone, they can no longer reach an agreement – Krzysztof Bosak said on Polsat News’s “Gość Wydarzeń.”

-- From the perspective of the fight for the Senate, agreements are not made with those who do not field candidates for the Senate. Because it is known that the goal is to maximize the chances of entry. So, the question is about who has the capacity to field lists for both the Sejm and the Senate simultaneously. From our experience in previous elections, I can say that this is not a simple task, as one needs to field several hundred candidates for the Sejm and another hundred for the Senate – Krzysztof Bosak continued.

- This is a very good decision and a difficult decision for Russia. Because it is not just a decision concerning these companies, but all those who cooperate with them, meaning that indirectly, the sanctions affect a very wide range of recipients of this decision, i.e., economic entities that cooperate with these two companies, and they directly affect Russians themselves - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on TVN24's "Kropka nad i" (Point Over the i).

- In my opinion, these are very weak accusations. Completely unrelated to the entire several-year discussion about the abuse of this system. There is no statutory prohibition on spending money, because I understand it concerns money from the Fund for Assistance to Persons Deprived of Liberty, there is no statutory prohibition on spending money from the Fund for Assistance to Persons Deprived of Liberty on such a system, nor on the CBA accepting benefits in the form of using this system - said Krzysztof Bosak in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

- To be completely serious, first of all, I don't know for 100%, frankly speaking, yet whether the Marshal will actually resign from the position of our party's leader. I still firmly believe that he is and would continue to be the best leader - said Michał Kobosko on TVP Info's "Question of the Day".

- If it really happens as he announced, then well, we have until December 9th, that is the date in our internal electoral regulations by which candidates are to register. I have not ruled out and do not rule out my candidacy - he continued.

- I am very, very satisfied, I must say, because it has been a total of 13 hours of continuous discussions on matters serious for Poland, but what was most important for me, as we informed earlier, was dismantling this threat, particularly for Polish households and car users, related to the so-called ETS2, i.e., the climate fee or tax. Different people call it different things - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference in Brussels.

- We need to fix various things that predecessors either messed up, couldn't handle, or voted for, as was the case, for example, with this additional climate target for 2040, and this also brings certain problems, or they couldn't disarm or take some of the teeth out of ETS2, meaning this climate fee, which was supposed to come into effect as early as 2027 - he continued.

- So when I say I'm more satisfied than tired, it's because we managed to incorporate the key word for us, which is "revision," meaning changes to this project when it is needed according to member states, and this does not yet guarantee it, but it offers the possibility, and that was essentially the fight for, to postpone, to block so that it doesn't come into effect in 2027 - said the head of government.

- From what I hear and see, his chances are growing, they are definitely growing. The Marshal is currently in New York, he is in the United States, campaigning. Polish diplomatic missions around the world are campaigning for him, because it's about the votes of UN member states - said Michał Kobosko in TVP Info, when asked how he assesses Szymon Hołownia's chances of taking a position at the UN.

- I know that all Central and Eastern European countries, which say that our region has no representatives when it comes to key positions and decision-making posts in the United Nations, our entire region is certainly supporting Marshal Hołownia, and I know that the group of these countries is growing - he continued.

- Poland has a very weak position in the European Union. In the European Commission, no one cares about Poland's interests. This is happening in the heating, energy, transport, and agricultural sectors; in total, it would be difficult for me to find a sector where the European Commission considers Poland's interests. Poland is somewhere far to the east for them, they don't travel here. In my opinion, they simply ignore politicians from Poland - said Krzysztof Bosak on Polsat News's "Gość Wydarzeń" (Guest of Events).

- I see a huge sense of responsibility among my female and male colleagues, and I'm saying this in capital letters: I don't hear of anyone from us leaving for the opposition, nor do I hear of our coalition partners making any efforts to attract someone from our MPs, and our MPs also have no such plans - said Michał Kobosko on TVP Info.

- The debate is ongoing because, as the Belgian Prime Minister rightly noted, Belgium holds the majority of these assets in its banks, which is why they are so sensitive to the fact that no one in the world has ever made such a decision before and that one must be well-prepared, as there could be consequences. Belgium fears that the entire responsibility will fall on them, so we are trying to convince our Belgian friends that we are ready to build a mechanism of joint, pan-European responsibility - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing in Brussels.

- As always, Victor Orban is against, just as he was against any conclusions regarding Ukraine. He tore off his mask long ago, but now he doesn't even pretend to know what he's about in this matter, the Russian-Ukrainian war. It's a shame. But then again, we are probably not surprised. We will be discussing this again this evening - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing.

- We know that this weekend there will be a so-called unification congress. I have difficult historical associations with that, but okay, let's assume it's a serious undertaking, I'll take it that way, even though in fact there were no separate signs for either the Modern party or the Polish Initiative - said Michał Kobosko on TVP Info.

- For me, what is more important is what, on this occasion, and I hope so, we will hear programmatically from the Civic Platform, because let's look at the opposition. I am as far as possible from praising PiS in any matter, but I see a programmatic congress being seriously prepared for many weeks. This is a challenge - he continued.

- If, on the one hand, it is simply repainting the Civic Platform's flag, and on the other hand, there are, I don't know, 100 discussion panels or some congress that makes a fairly serious impression, then I think we all in the coalition still have work to do - he went on to say.

- These are massive sanctions [imposed by the US], but I would be afraid to say they will definitely happen, because you know what I mean. Sometimes a decision changes within a week or even faster. Similarly, I would not be ready to comment precisely on China's decision today - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing in Brussels.

- If it is true that they have resigned from purchasing Russian oil. Donald Trump announced that China is ready to make such an anti-Russian decision, it would be an incredibly massive shift and it could be the turning point in the entire war if China were to turn its back on Russia at this moment. I don't rule out that this is the case, but nowadays, building a forecast three days ahead is a crazy risk - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing in Brussels.

- Yes, the Marshal of the Sejm has sent information to all parliamentary clubs regarding the deadline for nominating candidates for Constitutional Tribunal judges. And I believe we will undertake, in fact, we will certainly undertake an attempt, the PSL will definitely nominate candidates for the CT - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- This isn't the first poll that shows that in 2027, when the elections will take place, any scenario is possible - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing in Brussels.

- This poll, in my opinion, is a signal or a sign that we are doing well and that in reality, it's not just a matter of party sympathies or antipathies, but all data without exception shows that Poles are living significantly better today, and this is a leap incomparable to any period in our history - he stated.

- Of course, we are very polarized. [...] But an honest assessment of these 2 years is the assessment of those people who, having various emotions, say today: it's better for KO to rule, or more broadly: the coalition of October 15th - he added.

- I don't like doing things like this, and I rarely do, but I can take bets, if you wish – not for large sums – but we will win the elections in 2027 and we will not hand power back to Kaczyński, or Święczkowski, or Ziobro, or those most pleasant, likeable gentlemen – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing in Brussels.