"Yesterday, the PiS supporters cried 'fake!' regarding 5.18, and it fell even further. The photo was sent today from Gryfino", Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X. The head of government also published a photo showing the price of 5.14 PLN per liter of PB 95.

Wczoraj pisowcy podnieśli krzyk, że 5.18 to fake, no to spadło jeszcze bardziej. Zdjęcie przysłano dzisiaj z Lubieszyna.😂 pic.twitter.com/p7gnaNUSoM

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) December 23, 2025

- I am pleased that we can make several decisions, a few dozen hours before Christmas, which I think respond well and quite symbolically to the festive mood – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the government session.

- Today, at the government session, we will consider draft laws on restoring the right to an independent and impartial court, and a law amending the National Council of the Judiciary – he announced.

He assessed: - These are laws full of hope, in this sense, they fit well with the spirit of Christmas, because we all hope that these efforts, including those we undertake today, will restore order in our rule of law system, which is also of great importance for the lives of every person, every Polish woman, every Polish man.

- Because, after all, we want everyone in Poland to finally have the right to an impartial, non-political, and swift court, whose judgments no one will question, and I hope that this is a very serious step in that direction – he continued.

- I warmly welcome everyone to this pre-Christmas Eve Council of Ministers. An exceptional day. For the first time, Christmas Eve will be a day off, but I am convinced that I can count on all of you even on holidays if the need arises. Although I wish you, myself, and everyone without exception, a peaceful holiday season without the need for any extraordinary interventions - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the government meeting.

"I have just signed the 6th and 7th applications for KPO payments amounting to PLN 29 billion. The money will arrive in Poland in April 2026. The holidays are approaching, but work continues until the very last moment. Next year, we will submit two more applications (8th and 9th). Further KPO funds will arrive in August and December. In total, over PLN 110 billion will flow into the country!" - wrote Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz on X.

"Ambitious countries support their economies and entrepreneurs with public investments. Others do not and lose out on the global market. With KPO investments, we are defending the strength of the Polish economy and Polish businesses." - she continued in her post.

Podpisałam właśnie 6. i 7. wniosek o płatność z KPO na 29 mld zł. Pieniądze wpłyną do 🇵🇱 w kwietniu 2026.

Za chwilę święta, ale praca trwa do ostatniej chwili.

W przyszłym roku złożymy jeszcze dwa wnioski (8. i 9.). Kolejne pieniądze z KPO przyjdą w sierpniu i w grudniu.…

— Katarzyna Pełczyńska (@Kpelczynska) December 23, 2025

- Cheaper in stores? Fuel supposedly at 5.18 PLN at the stations? It's hard to believe that the Prime Minister of the Polish government doesn't know how much Poles pay for groceries and fuel… Poles aren't smiling. These will be #ExpensiveHolidays - Jarosław Kaczyński wrote on social media.

W sklepach taniej? Na stacjach paliwo niby za 5,18 zł?
Aż nie chce się wierzyć, że premier polskiego rządu nie wie, ile Polacy płacą za zakupy i paliwo…
Polacy się nie uśmiechają. To będą #DrogieŚwięta.

— Jarosław Kaczyński (@OficjalnyJK) December 23, 2025

- The Prime Minister complained that the President wasn't answering his calls, that he wasn't replying to his texts - stated Jacek Prusinowski in "Sedno Sprawy" on Radio Plus.

- I asked the President about this - replied Paweł Szefernaker.

- And what, Mr. Minister? - asked the journalist.

- The President doesn't know of such a case - responded the Head of the Presidential Cabinet.

- But did the President check his call log. Does he even have the Prime Minister's phone number saved? Maybe he doesn't have it saved? - the host pressed.

- No, please don't joke... The Prime Minister says various things, really. The Prime Minister is looking for... - commented the politician.

- But was he lying in this matter?

- The Prime Minister very often tries to introduce diversionary topics to the public opinion. He has lost many times because of this and will ultimately lose again by introducing diversionary topics. For example, the Prime Minister lost the presidential election, among other things, by appearing in a television studio five days before the election and talking about a well-known figure.

- Let's just establish whether the Prime Minister was telling the truth or lying.

- The President does not know of a situation where he did not call the Prime Minister back.

- But I understand that one can just as well not remember such a situation.

- There was no such situation.

- Okay, so the Prime Minister wasn't telling the truth?

- There was no such situation.

- 132 laws signed and 20 vetoed. The pressure of vetoes makes sense. The President is conducting this policy in such a way that his most important postulates in these laws are included. Additionally, 14 laws have been sent to parliament, and currently, the PSL, Trzecia Droga, Szymon Hołownia's Polska 2050 party, or Civic Platform, and The Left have the opportunity to introduce good laws proposed by the President - said Paweł Szefernaker in the "Sedno Sprawy" program on Radio Plus.

- This is primarily in the hands of Marshal Czarzasty. Is the President in any contact with the Marshal of the Sejm so that these presidential projects are processed faster? Does the President perhaps plan a conversation with Marshal Czarzasty, who - I recall - recently said "veto for veto" regarding relations with the President? - asked Jacek Prusinowski.

- There is no possibility of vetoing the President's laws. […] It's a bit of a situation where I see that Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Marshal Czarzasty have started a kind of competition over who can be more anti-President - replied Szefernaker.

- Meanwhile, the President is the most trusted politician in Poland. The President still has an upward trend in public opinion polls regarding support. The President's postulates were supported by over 10.5 million voters in the second round of elections, with record turnout in the history of Polish presidential elections - continued the Head of the Presidential Cabinet.

- I think today these gentlemen are unaware of what a huge mistake they are making. Not only a political one, but also a historical one - he stated.

- Mr. President, the four laws he vetoed have already returned to parliament after amendments, in line with those suggested by Mr. President. And I will say more – they have come into effect because they have already been amended by the President - said Paweł Szefernaker in "The Heart of the Matter" on Radio Plus.

- The President said that this is the last law he is signing when it comes to special solutions for war refugees from Ukraine, and we currently have a government bill already abolishing privileges for war refugees from Ukraine. So, point by point, the President is fulfilling the demands he ran on in the elections - he indicated.

- When President Karol Nawrocki became president, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that it was possible to govern without a president. Today, he already sees that governing without a president is impossible - said Paweł Szefernaker in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus's "Sedno Sprawy" (The Heart of the Matter).

- Christmas is approaching. For many families, however, it will be exceptionally expensive. Daily shopping is increasingly burdening household budgets. In many Polish homes, the Christmas Eve table and festive gifts will be much more modest - says the narrator in a video posted on X by PiS.

- Poles can afford less and less. Due to prices, they are giving up many expenses. The state budget has been brought to disaster. Poles are asking one question today: will the coming year bring any improvement? - he continues.

- The answer is brutal: poor budget health means price hikes in every area of life, spending cuts, and investment freezes. Everyone, without exception, will feel the consequences - he goes on to say.

😡 Mówili: „będzie taniej”. Jest drożej niż kiedykolwiek.
‼️ Święta miały być spokojne. Są… drogie.
🟥 Polaków stać na coraz mniej, a to dopiero początek.#DrogieŚwięta pic.twitter.com/0iLKqnkvvD

— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) December 23, 2025

- Winter has arrived, and Christmas is just around the corner. We are here, at the Polish-Belarusian border. Because I sincerely wish that all our fellow citizens, without exception, when they sit down at their Christmas Eve tables, remember all those who will be protecting our border that evening and throughout the following holiday days – all those in uniform, all those in civilian attire who will be on duty, whether it's the Polish-Belarusian border, as we are here, or a hospital shift, or a railway worker on a train – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing on the Polish-Belarusian border.

- Wherever people will be fulfilling their service, wherever they will be thinking about their Christmas tables, I would like everyone at those Christmas tables to remember them. We are very grateful to them for guarding our security and order, and for saving human lives, sometimes in very difficult conditions, throughout the year, and when necessary, also during the holiday season. This is a very important thought and should accompany all of us, as this is also what solidarity, understood most deeply, is all about: one for all, all for one, when we need closeness and warmth – he continued.

- For someone to be able to celebrate, someone must keep watch, and once again, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all those who will be guarding our security here, on the Polish-Belarusian border – the Prime Minister emphasized.

- We succeeded, and this is a very important matter that I regret and alarm about, in doing what we all committed to: that the 'freezer' would leave the Sejm, that the Marshal of the Sejm is not there to censor which bills MPs are to vote on and which they are not. Marshal Hołownia kept his word, there was no 'freezer', now I am hearing disturbing information that it might return, this is something against our values and against our promises - said Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz on "Gość Radia Zet".

- There is no cadastral tax in the coalition agreement, and opinions within Poland 2050 are divided on this matter. My personal view is that a tax on surplus apartments, three or more, should exist. This would truly affect a small portion of citizens – less than 1%, as has been proven. So, all these stories are again about the minority versus the majority - said Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz on “Gość Radia Zet”.

- All politics should primarily be about the good of the majority, with respect for the rights of the minority. The effect of a tax on surplus apartments would be that more apartments would start to be used for living, and fewer would be used for earning on apartments as a capital investment – Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz continued.

- Vetoing a bill that allows, regarding dogs, for them not to be kept on a leash, and concerning national parks, it blocks the next national park after about twenty-five years; when he vetoes this, he forgets about reason, yes, it's clearly being done out of spite, just to show that he vetoes – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in RMF FM.

- Gratitude, of course, is deserved by anyone who does good deeds, but reminding of a lack of this gratitude as a primary topic of conversation is highly awkward - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on RMF FM.

- Besides, it's a principle of "I'll give you my hand, but first kiss it" [...]. This extended hand, saying "first kiss," to a person who is drowning, that's exactly what happened. Should we like this? No. Did President Nawrocki take a step in this direction that would bring our nations closer? No, he shouldn't have done that, I'm saying that clearly - he continued.

- This is the reason why the President claims he did not sign the excise duty increase [not all funds were intended for the National Health Fund]. However, this is a shared responsibility for the state. If the President says more money is needed in the budget, which he does, yet does not indicate where it should come from, then increasing the excise duty on alcohol means that 70% of Poles today say alcohol is too accessible, that there is too much abuse, and the cost of this is calculated at around 100 billion PLN. Increasing the excise duty on alcohol and redirecting it to the healthcare system is a very good solution that Poles wish for - said Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz on “Gość Radia Zet”.

- This poll [yesterday's Opinia24 for TVN] is an amber light for the entire coalition. All coalition partners are below the threshold; this poll does not grant power to the Civic Coalition, because I cannot imagine them entering into a coalition with PiS, Braun, or with Konfederacja. Therefore, truly everyone, and this is what I started with, everyone should sit down, talk, set a plan, and it is clearly evident that this team play is very much needed today - said Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz on “Gość Radia Zet”.

- I am here to build good relations between Poland and Ukraine, also taking into account, to be clear, the Volhynia issue - Włodzimierz Czarzasty said on RMF FM, when asked about his visit to Ukraine.

- But is focusing on it at the moment mainly, mainly, I emphasize, because it needs to be focused on, I agree with that, but is the biggest problem at the moment between Poland and Ukraine, historically probably yes, but for today, the Volhynia issue and focusing on it in 80% of conversations between President Duda and President Zelensky, is that reasonable? I don't know - he continued.

- The President has expressed his opinion, he plays a very active role, he wants to play an active role in foreign policy. If someone wants to take power in foreign policy, they should also take responsibility, and as it stands today, the President says, I want to decide, I want to be present even beyond what the Polish constitution states, and when it comes to responsibility, he suddenly points fingers at others and says, I can't do anything here, it's their fault. This is unserious - said Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz in “Gość Radia Zet”.

-Either he is an actor and then bears responsibility, or he adheres to the government's policy, as he should, in foreign affairs, in accordance with the constitution - Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz continued.

- I think they will forget about celebrating this matter after the holidays, because even if some matters haven't been included yet, some documents, those documents will have to be attached - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in RMF FM, when asked about the triumph of PiS politicians concerning Zbigniew Ziobro.

- It's probably bad that they weren't attached, but they will be attached within 2-3 days. Mr. Ziobro won't escape justice, regardless of whether he goes to Hungary, to Budapest, or to Chile; sooner or later, in my opinion, he will be punished for all these swindles - he continued.

- In my opinion, he's doing a great job. Some of that work is visible, some of that work isn't visible, because [...] 8 years of damaging the rule of law in Poland is a real problem – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in the "Morning Interview" on RMF FM, referring to Waldemar Żurek.

- I didn't expect [...] that there would be so many Gordian knots to untangle – he continued.

- I think Grzegorz Braun's party is growing largely thanks to disappointment with PiS and PiS voters shifting to his support base. Perhaps, I don't rule it out, there are also some voters who voted for Confederation because of Grzegorz Braun and now want to vote for him - stated Krzysztof Bosak on TV Republika.

- The strongest European states were in favour of freezing these [Russian] assets, but were never in favour of transferring them [to Ukraine]. And to my knowledge, Polish politicians who publicly claim this was possible are simply lying. I think so [Donald Tusk is lying], quite often - stated Krzysztof Bosak on TV Republika.

- Generally, the rulers are simply lying. They lie regularly. The worst thing is that they don't just lie as a tactic; I often talk to some of them privately or unofficially, and some of them, especially those responsible unfortunately for economic and energy decisions, are indoctrinated people who believe their own lies. They are like young communists in the Stalinist era. For example, they believe that if they connect more RES to the Polish power system, the energy price will fall - Krzysztof Bosak stated on TV Republika.

- The most important thing is to first inform the public, because Poles have been deceived about the consequences of European policy for the last two decades. The consequences are that we have some of the highest energy prices in Europe, rapidly rising prices for heating apartments, increasing costs of transport and construction, a decrease in electricity availability for industry, and ahead of us challenges for which no one has any idea where to find the funds for modernizing the electricity grids - stated Krzysztof Bosak on TV Republika.

- Today, we all share the pain with the families of two miners who died at the Pniówek mine. The authorities of JSW have assured me that the victims' loved ones are receiving proper care and can count on full support - wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on social media.

- With immense sadness, I received the news of the tragic death of two miners from the Pniówek Mine. Extending my sincerest condolences, I join in the grief and prayers with the families and loved ones of the deceased - noted President Karol Nawrocki.

Łączymy się dzisiaj wszyscy w bólu z rodzinami dwóch górników, którzy zginęli w kopalni Pniówek. Władze JSW zapewniły mnie, że bliscy ofiar otoczeni są właściwą opieką i mogą liczyć na wszelką pomoc.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) December 23, 2025

Z ogromnym smutkiem przyjąłem informację o tragicznej śmierci dwóch górników z Kopalni Pniówek.
Składając wyrazy najszczerszego współczucia łączę się w bólu i modlitwie z Rodzinami oraz Bliskimi zmarłych.

— Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) December 23, 2025

Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński will visit the Border Guard post in Bobrowniki. At 8:00 AM, they are scheduled to participate in a briefing with uniformed services, followed by a media statement at 8:45 AM.

At 10:00 AM, a press briefing titled "Christmas Eve Free From Work for the First Time and Further Breakthrough Changes from January 1st" will take place, with the participation of the Minister of Family, Labour, and Social Policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, and Deputy Minister Sebastian Gajewski.

At 12:00 PM, a session of the Council of Ministers will commence. As reported by 300POLITYCE, ministers will address three projects proposed by the ministry of Waldemar Żurek.

This is a clear acceleration – the legislative work schedule indicates that the first proposal was not expected to be adopted until the first quarter of 2026.

The matter concerns a draft bill to restore the right to an independent and impartial court established by law, by regulating the effects of resolutions adopted by the National Council of the Judiciary between 2018 and 2025.

The second important project is an amendment to the act on the National Council of the Judiciary and the Electoral Code, as well as a draft amendment to the act on land and mortgage registers and the act on the National Court Register.