At 8:00 AM, near the Żerań CHP plant, a press conference will be held by the Vice-Chairman of PiS and candidate for Prime Minister, Przemysław Charnek.

At 1:00 PM, a press conference by The Left will take place in the Sejm concerning the National Housing Strategy of the Republic of Poland. Among those speaking will be Włodzimierz Czarzasty and Tomasz Lewandowski.

Today, press conferences on the SAFE program, organized by Civic Coalition, will be held. A total of 12 conferences are planned.

Also today, the head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, will participate in the monthly meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels.

- In my opinion, [SAFE] is the best solution that could have happened to Poland, to Poland, to Europe. We prepared it, I am proud that I signed this regulation. We worked on it during the presidency, it de facto originated in Poland, it was adopted by the entire EU. Could it have been better? I don't think so, I think it's the best solution - stated Adam Szłapka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- That would be rational, patriotic, and pro-state. The President would have been a participant in this large project of modernizing the Polish army, but Jarosław Kaczyński forced him into it, cornered him, dragged him down, I don't know - stated Adam Szłapka in the "Piasecki's Conversation" program on TVN24.

- The President had the final decision-making opportunity, he was backed into a corner by Jarosław Kaczyński and made a decision, a very bad one - he continued.

- It's clearly visible that the president has proven to be completely un-independent in this matter and values Jarosław Kaczyński's interests over the interests of the state. This is a very bad omen for both Poland and Mr. President - stated Adam Szłapka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- Regarding the SAFE program, the only condition that applies within the SAFE program, exactly like in any other EU program, including cohesion policy funds and agricultural subsidies, was that the money be spent reliably and that it could be reliably controlled by Polish state structures. In other words, so that one could not steal with impunity. I understand why PiS is against this - stated Adam Szłapka in the "Piasecki's Conversation" on TVN24.

- That's nonsense [that the PiS majority desires Polexit]. Law and Justice advocated for Poland's accession to the European Union - unlike Donald Tusk's closest advisor, Roman Giertych, who actively campaigned against… - said Adam Bielan in an interview with Grzegorz Kępka on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

He was referring to Prime Minister Donald Tusk's post from the weekend: "Polexit is a real threat today! Both confederations and the PiS majority desire it."

As the PiS MEP continued: - He has just become, I believe [Roman Giertych], the deputy head of the Civic Platform parliamentary club, he is the lawyer for Donald Tusk's family, his consigliere. Giertych, let's recall, was a very vocal opponent of Poland's accession to the European Union. He ran an entire campaign, frightening Poles. So Tusk should discuss Polexit with Giertych, over a glass of wine.

- It depends on what statistics the Police show in this regard - said Marcin Kierwiński in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the "Gość Radia ZET" program, when asked if a nighttime alcohol ban should be in place throughout Poland.

- If there are such recommendations from the Police, yes, but you know that in large cities this process is still ongoing, so we will see - he continued, when asked if he allows for such a possibility.

- This is a matter of the services' decision [...] it is not a political recommendation, but it must be a decision based on hard facts - he further stated, when asked what must happen for him, as the Minister of the Interior, to recommend a nighttime alcohol ban across Poland.

- This is the president's duty. First, the fundamental thing, what is in the regulations. The Sejm appoints the judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, and the president accepts their oath, so it is not his choice, his whim. He has to do it, it's his duty. So, he must fulfill this obligation, period. If he doesn't, I think there will be a Plan B, and we will manage - stated Adam Szłapka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- I read the text, but I disagree with its premises. Konrad Szymański treats the European Commission very gently, assessing its part of the blame for the crisis that occurred at the end of our government's term related to the KPO. Let me remind you that after the change of government, the KPO was unblocked, even though not a single comma in Polish law was changed. This shows how politicized the European Commission's decision to block KPO funds for Poland was - said Adam Bielan in "Graffiti" on Polsat News, when asked about the text by the former Minister for EU Affairs in the PiS government, titled "Poland on the Road to Polexit".

Szymański wrote there, among other things: "I am not convinced by the assurances that the road to an anti-European climax in Poland is still far off. The trend and the complete defenselessness of the right against anti-European resentment matter."

- As it stands today, due to President Nawrocki's decision, these funds [from SAFE] will not reach Polish police officers. President Nawrocki, with his decision, has deprived Polish police and the Polish Border Guard of new equipment, new armaments, and has also deprived Poles of, for example, another element of the anti-drone system - said Marcin Kierwiński on Radio ZET.

- Should we close our eyes to obvious facts? If energy prices in the European Union are three times higher than in the United States, if jobs in industry are increasingly being cut in the European Union because they are being moved not only to China, but also to India, which Poles are already experiencing. Please look at the mass layoffs in Krakow or Wroclaw, when shared service centers are being cut. Are we not supposed to talk about this? - said Adam Bielan in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- This is a policy introduced by Ursula von der Leyen and her European Commission, fully supported in Poland by Civic Platform. We have the right – indeed, we have the obligation – to criticize it. But this does not mean that we are for Polexit - he pointed out.

"We will do everything to save as much of this money [from SAFE] as possible, also for services subordinate to the Ministry of Interior and Administration, regardless of how much it is sabotaged by PiS politicians and how much President Nawrocki sabotages it," said Marcin Kierwiński on Radio ZET.

"We have several ideas," he continued, responding to the question "How do you intend to do this?".

"Ideas to ensure this money reaches police officers and border guards," he further elaborated when asked about the specific ideas.

- The only serious politician today who talks about Polexit - and has been frightening with it for many years - is Donald Tusk, Adam Bielan said on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- Tusk constantly says: 'Polexit, Polexit, Polexit, Polexit', in between 'PiS, PiS, PiS, PiS'. [...] For Poland to leave the European Union, a referendum must be held in Poland. The only politician who has proposed such a referendum in recent years was a very close political friend of Donald Tusk, namely Grzegorz Schetyna, he continued.

"There may be such a necessity" - said Marcin Kierwiński on Radio ZET, when asked if the topic of a joint list needs to be revisited.

"Everything will depend [...] on how individual political parties perform, what their ratings will be, what the chances of winning will be, I'm speaking from the perspective of the democratic part of the Polish political scene" - he continued.

"We need to choose the method that maximizes electoral victory and we need to build a partnership arrangement" - he went on to say.

"I think the gentlemen like each other very much, respect each other very much, so such a chance certainly exists. As for whether it will happen, it will be a political analysis by both Donald Tusk and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz six months before the elections, and then those decisions will be made" - he added, when asked about the possibility of a partnership agreement between Tusk and Kosiniak-Kamysz and a single list.

- It's a dead idea [SAFE 0%] because if the government isn't interested, then there's nothing to talk about. I think we still know very little about the sources of funding, because the law included a general statement that it would come from the NBP's profit. Traditionally in finance, the NBP's profit simply goes into the budget on the revenue side - stated Krzysztof Bosak on RMF FM.

- According to this law, it would go into a completely different, separate fund, where co-control would be exercised by people designated by the president, so it's creating a completely new architecture for financing the modernization of the Armed Forces and dispersing decision-making compared to the current state - he continued.

- Przemysław Czarnek is a politician who has been on the political scene for many years. He achieves excellent results in his electoral district in Lubelszczyzna. He led our party to success in the local elections, thanks to which we govern in the regional assembly in Lubelszczyzna and currently aspire to govern the entire country after the next parliamentary elections - said Adam Bielan in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- In the last elections, we received 7,600,000 votes, 35%. If we improve this result, and after four years in opposition, we certainly have ambitions to improve it, we could approach even 40% - he stated.

- I wish Przemysław Czarnek to adopt 100% of our arguments and 100% of our program. I wish him to remove all politicians from PiS who implemented anti-sovereign, social-democratic, socialist, centralist ideas. I wish him to cleanse that party of corrupt politicians, and then maybe something will come of it - stated Krzysztof Bosak on RMF FM.

- Absolutely not - Marcin Kierwiński said on Radio ZET, responding to the question "Sikorski instead of Tusk before the elections, yes or no?".

- After the elections, I am convinced that Donald Tusk will still be the Prime Minister - he continued.

- Today, because that's how we started our conversation, whether Donald Tusk will be Prime Minister until the elections, yes, he will be until the elections and he will be after the elections, I am convinced of that - he went on.

- I will say right away that I do not have photovoltaic panels, but I am not an opponent of RES. I am only for them being installed without large subsidies from the state, meaning the economic calculation should add up. Since the price of photovoltaic panels has fallen significantly, I think it is possible at the moment - said Adam Bielan in "Graffiti" Polsat News.

- Poland, under our government, has made a very big leap in terms of RES energy production. However, we know perfectly well that this RES energy is not enough, and there must be a backup in the form of conventional energy - he added.

- They clearly violated the Sejm's rules of procedure, which state that a week should pass from the moment candidates are nominated to the moment of voting, and they did it in 2 days. I don't know if they overlooked this; it seems to me they weren't paying much attention to all the preparation-related matters. In any case, it is flawed, and I think the president has grounds not to accept the oath - stated Krzysztof Bosak on RMF FM.

- We will apply an alternative variant so that these individuals can begin their work, because they are already judges of the Constitutional Tribunal - said Marcin Kierwiński on Radio ZET, when asked what would happen if the president did not accept the oath from the newly elected judges of the CT.

- This is a certain automatism; the president should accept this oath from them. However, if the president sabotages this process, we will find another way - he continued.

- We will see what the decision will be. I can imagine taking this oath before the Marshal of the Sejm, before the National Assembly, and I can also imagine a completely different scenario, but I will not spoil it today in this regard - he went on to say, when asked before whom they would take the oath.

- Everything will be in accordance with the law; we will choose such a variant - he added.

- To return to significantly lower energy bills, including for heating and electricity, we must say once again: down with the ETS, down with this Brussels scam. Poland cannot continue to be an ATM for EU climate policy. And Poland is such an ATM for EU climate policy. That is why we must leave this ETS, because the ETS is illegal in Poland - said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference at the Żerań Power Plant.

- I am submitting a draft resolution to the Sejm today. […] This resolution is the stance of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, to which the government is politically subordinate in accordance with the constitution. And in this resolution, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland calls on Prime Minister Tusk to present a plan for leaving the ETS within 14 days - he stated.

- First and foremost, we call for all actions aimed at leaving the ETS to be taken, which means, in the first instance, publishing the [Constitutional Tribunal's] judgment of June 10, 2025 - he added.

- Poland cannot remain in the ETS because our situation, our conditions, our deposits are just like that. We rely on coal. 55% of Polish energy is still coal. That is why these absurd, unfair, scandalous [...] CO2 emission allowances and the trading of these allowances lead to the exploitation of Poles - said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference at the Żerań CHP plant.

- It cannot be that Poles are ATMs for the absurd, left-wing, ideologized climate policy of the European Union. Stop the EU's eco-terrorism, we are leaving the ETS. I am submitting a draft resolution today. [...] Tens of percent down, energy bills for Poles - he continued.

- These are Mr. Tusk's delusions [regarding Polexit], whose only goal is to forcefully bring Poland into the euro zone, to lead to Poland's bankruptcy, so that foreign countries can say: 'well, we have to save you like Greece' - said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference at the Żerań CHP plant.

- We will not be drawn into the euro zone. We are not leaving the European Union. Poles are in the European Union and will remain in the European Union. We just have to treat the European Union the way Germany treats it - he stated.

- Why can Germany treat the European Union space for its interests, for German interests? Why do the French, some of the biggest nationalists, treat the European Union space for their interests, use it for their interests? Why shouldn't Poland use it for its own, Polish interests? - he asked.

- Tusk does not use the Union for Polish interests, but for German ones. […] We are staying in the European Union, but unlike Tusk, we will use the European Union for Polish interests and oppose solutions such as the ETS - he pointed out.

- If electricity were half price today, as it should be, as calculated by all energy experts and specialists, then you wouldn't be able to push any wind turbines or photovoltaics on anyone, because why would they overpay for electricity for the future when they have cheap electricity guaranteed by a power plant today, or cheap heat guaranteed by a combined heat and power plant? But since energy prices in Poland have been pushed to the highest in Europe, it's easier, of course, to push photovoltaics – said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference at the Żerań Combined Heat and Power Plant.

- These are facts that everyone knows. Including the entrepreneur I visited in Poniatowa, who is already laughing at all this, laughing through tears of course, because he also has a lot of photovoltaics. That's how it looks. No one would install it, no one would pay for it, and the EU wouldn't have to subsidize it if electricity were cheap in Poland – he continued.

When asked about the photovoltaic panels on his roof, he replied: - As I have said many times, I will dismantle this nuisance once it pays for itself and once I am out – actually, not me, but my wife – of the project's durability period.

- It's a bit worrying that President Trump speaks of NATO as 'them,' as Europe, and not as 'us.' There are procedures, and from my information, they have not yet been initiated within NATO. We are unfortunately under attack, I believe already the 4th missile fired towards Turkey, a NATO member, so Turkey would naturally have the right to request a discussion under Article 4 - stated Radosław Sikorski at a press briefing in Brussels.

- One can stir up emotions, one can lie so much about the EU that people will believe it, believe in some nonsense about threats to sovereignty, for example, completely imaginary dangers instead of focusing on the very real danger of Putin's aggression. But this also shows that one must not play with public opinion, that knowledge about the EU must be built, not a race to lie about it - stated Radosław Sikorski at a press briefing in Brussels.

- To be in favor of Polexit, you don't have to say you're in favor of Polexit. If someone says the EU is the Third or Fourth Reich or that it's the next incarnation of the Soviet Union, they don't need to add that they are in favor of Polexit. Because if it were the Third Reich, then of course we should be in favor of Polexit, except that it's nonsense. So I appeal once more, not to listen to radicals from various think tanks, not to present projects to weaken the EU, but to work towards its strengthening - he continued.

- Today, Professor Przemysław Czarnek, the Law and Justice candidate for the office of Prime Minister, presented a draft resolution obliging Donald Tusk's government to develop a program for Poland's withdrawal from the European Court of Auditors (ETS). This resolution has already been submitted to the Marshal of the Sejm - said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- We will check whether Marshal Czarzasty will apply a marshal's veto in this matter. I say this, of course, ironically, because there is no such thing as a marshal's veto - he continued.

"The Polish Army should be equipped with the best weapons, not some enigmatic, unavailable European ones that the European Union is trying to persuade us to acquire by imposing the SAFE 3% benchmark. Donald Tusk, in his hysterical state, is precisely trying to burden us with these problems. We should not be buying problems, we should be buying weapons. The best weapons in the world." - said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- We will demand that the presidential Polish SAFE 0% bill be adopted by parliament, so that the profits generated by the National Bank of Poland can be used to fund armaments for the Polish army - said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- We hear that Radosław Sikorski calls politicians from Law and Justice and the President ruffians, referring to the 18th century. Mr. Sikorski is a ruffian, and what is happening today is the best example of this - said Tobiasz Bocheński at a press conference.

- The SAFE regulation, firstly, is in the CJEU as incompatible with European treaties. Secondly, we do not know, and the public is still learning about, the new conditions laid down therein. Thirdly, it is the same as Swiss franc loans, i.e., today it may seem that the interest rate is good, but in four years it will turn out to be completely different - he continued.

- In a short period of time, breaking the rules, the Sejm elected judges who, one could say, are politicians in togas - said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- Due to the fact that the rules were broken, in our opinion, these individuals are not judges of the Constitutional Tribunal. This is an attack on the Constitutional Tribunal - he continued.

"We can. We can assure that Law and Justice will work towards ensuring that Poland's voice in the European Union is strong, that Poland is not an object, but a subject of foreign policy" - said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference, responding to the question, "Can you assure that if PiS wins the elections, it will not lead Poland out of the European Union?"

- This [SAFE loan], if it is taken against the President's will, will be illegal. It will be clearly illegal - Mariusz Błaszczak said at a press conference.

- Taking out such a loan in violation of the law is simply illegal - he continued.

- Believing people enter into marriage in church, non-believers in the registry office, so why a third system [...] parallel to these two - Mariusz Błaszczak said at a press conference, when asked about PiS's opposition to out-of-court divorces.

- In order to introduce same-sex marriages, in order to yield to rainbow ideology, that's precisely why. That's what they need it for. This project was submitted by the PSL, if I am not mistaken. So the peasants came here to Warsaw from local Poland [...] and went crazy - he continued.

- What is extremely outrageous, this bill [reform of criminal procedure] was also meant to protect pedophiles, and this must be stated very clearly. Do you remember how the ruling coalition, some media centers, tried – one might say – to shift the blame regarding the cybersecurity bill onto the president, claiming it protected pedophiles. Nothing could be further from the truth; it was precisely this bill that stipulated that law enforcement agencies, the prosecution, and courts would essentially be unable to apply temporary arrest at all in cases of offenses under Article 200a § 2 - stated Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

- “I repeat this question on behalf of the President – who wrote these regulations [the reform of criminal procedure]? Is it just stupidity, or is there something more to it, to deprive law enforcement agencies, the prosecution, and the courts of the possibility of using temporary arrest based on the sole premise of a high penalty, due to raising the sanction from 8 to 10 years, which makes it possible to use such a premise?” – stated Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

- We have a government program concerning housing. It turns out that this is a program proposed by the Left to the government, and this government has accepted the program. You know the now-famous slogan "housing is a right, not a commodity." Many people laughed at this slogan at the time, many people thought this slogan would never be realized in their lives - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty at a press conference.

- A housing program has been adopted, and we should boast about this housing program. [...] This year, actually up to this month [...] 18,000 apartments have already been planned for construction this year, and they are actually already being built. This is just the beginning, because we plan to expand this program further this year - he continued.

- Within the scope of these apartments, 6.7 billion zlotys are currently secured. I would like to remind you that in 2023, when PiS was building apartments, 1.7 billion was secured for housing - he went on to say.

- Also 2,500 places in dormitories. This is just the beginning. We plan to build 25,000 apartments annually, we have financial security for this, and most importantly, we have moved away from a program that we in the Left have always considered a bad program, namely, loan subsidies. We knew that housing loan subsidies actually mainly benefit developers and mainly benefit banks - he added.

- This is essentially a story about agency and why the Left is in government. We could have remained in the very comfortable position of commentators, reviewing those in power and talking about how important affordable housing is for young Poles. Instead, we prepared a comprehensive housing development strategy - said Tomasz Lewandowski at a press conference.

- The Left is thinking very seriously about whether the parliamentary majority deciding whether Poland remains in the European Union is a sufficient safeguard. I think we are getting closer to a bill project that will try to change this situation - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty at a press conference, when asked if he believed in a Polexit carried out by PiS.

- The number of lunatics who want to lead Poland out of the European Union [...] is growing. And it is terrifying that among these lunatics are people from Law and Justice, a party which has representatives in the Sejm, but it seems to me that President Nawrocki is also close to such an idea - he continued.

- Please do not conclude that I think he is crazy, but please conclude that it could be close to his heart for Poland to leave the European Union. So, in my opinion, we need to start looking for legislative avenues to transform this simple decision, a simple parliamentary majority decision, into a much more complicated decision, for example, by asking the nation what it thinks - he went on to say.

- It seems to me that a referendum is the minimum form for making directional decisions of this kind - he added.

- I think we are at a moment where forces are gaining strength that will persuade Poland to leave the European Union. I place the madman Braun, President Nawrocki, Czarnek, Kaczyński in the same row, I think one is worth the other in this matter - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty at a press conference.

- Yes, we plan to submit such a bill. It has recently been consulted on, the draft law is already finalized by our club, and it will happen in the coming days - said Łukasz Michnik at a press conference, responding to a question about whether the Left plans to submit a draft law to the Sejm regarding a cadastral or vacancy tax.

- There are far-reaching doubts and reservations regarding the Sejm's procedure concerning the election of these individuals [to the Constitutional Tribunal]. I will only point to Article 30, paragraph 3 of the Sejm's Rules of Procedure - stated Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

- It seems that the deadline for submitting candidacies was not observed, and secondly, a violation of Article 30, paragraph 4 of the Sejm's Rules of Procedure, by not observing the minimum 7-day period between the delivery of the document concerning candidacies to MPs and the holding of the vote - the Head of the Presidential Chancellery continued.

- And finally, thirdly, a violation of procedural fairness standards by not presenting one of the submitted candidacies to the MPs. These are critical procedural errors that, in my assessment, were made during the proceedings - he added.

- Certainly, if not today, then most likely tomorrow at the latest, on behalf of the President, I will request clarification of these issues from the Marshal of the Sejm. It cannot be that the highest legislative body, which is the Sejm, when electing such important representatives, individuals who are to become judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, TK, commits elementary errors, failing to adhere to the regulations it is bound by – stated Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

- There are also doubts regarding the assumption of office for individual terms, which expired back in December 2023, if I recall correctly, perhaps two or three. Was it an 'en bloc' election, meaning it's unclear who is replacing whom? This has never happened in history before, so these doubts are so far-reaching that on behalf of the President, I will be addressing the Marshal of the Sejm at the latest by tomorrow to clarify these concerns – he continued.

- I have the impression that [Waldemar Żurek] is becoming a minister of plan Bs. That is, plan A collapses and doesn't move forward, so I am such a master of plan Bs. For me, this is a plan of lawlessness, because either we have a plan consistent with the Constitution, a plan consistent with laws, or a plan of lawlessness - stated Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

- As soon as the possibility of taking over the Constitutional Tribunal appeared on the horizon, they wanted to arrest the Tribunal in 48 hours, but as I said, even in this case, they showed their incompetence and dilettantism, because that's what it must be called, when it comes to not observing the Sejm's regulations - stated Zbigniew Bogucki at a press conference.

- The oath will likely have to be taken [by the elected judges of the Constitutional Tribunal]. Before the President - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

Asked what would happen if the President did not receive the oath, he replied: - Well, let's first wait and see if he receives it or not. Let's wait first.

- The President has a duty to accept the oath. If he doesn't, we will make appropriate decisions. But let's give the President a chance to act in accordance with the law, the constitution, and all statutes. Therefore, truly, we must all believe in the President's good intentions - he continued.

- Plan B will emerge when Mr. President refuses to swear in, or does not accept the swearing-in of, judges elected by the Sejm. If he does not do so, then we will activate other plans - Włodzimierz Czarzasty said in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

"This matter was discussed, and I believe we have an agreement, meaning that any potential lifting of sanctions is something that can be done after a peace agreement is reached. Doing so now would weaken our negotiating position," stated Radosław Sikorski at a press briefing in Brussels, when asked about the idea of returning to Russian energy resources, which was reportedly put forward by Belgium.

- Hungary is doing a number of things that are unfavorable for Ukraine - stated Radosław Sikorski at a press briefing in Brussels.

- The blocking of refunds for funds from the European defense budget for countries that supported Ukraine, totaling 7 billion euros, including half a billion euros for the modernization fund of the Polish Army, blocking the priority of our presidency, i.e., opening the negotiation cluster on EU membership, blocking a loan of 90 billion [...] blocking the 20th sanctions package, and finally, the aggressive, anti-Ukrainian narrative in Hungarian state media - he continued.

- It seems to me that Ukraine here has reasons not to feel special gratitude towards Hungary - he continued.

- Hungary accuses Ukraine that the pipeline can be repaired, but it's not being done as quickly as it could be due to politics. But even if it were politics, Hungary should either acknowledge that because the pipeline could be bombed by Russia and damaged, alternative oil supplies need to be sought, which Croatia and the entire European Union have been offering Hungary for many months, if not years, or they need to reach an agreement with Ukraine, which also has its demands - stated Radosław Sikorski at a press briefing in Brussels.

- I offered my mediation - he continued.

- President Trump turned to NATO for help, but several NATO countries have already responded to him, and to be clear, Poland has no plans to participate in such a mission, but the European Union, as you say, already has two such missions, quite close to the Strait of Hormuz - stated Radosław Sikorski at a press briefing in Brussels, when asked about findings regarding the Middle East, the Strait of Hormuz, and EU missions.

- I personally believe, and I have expressed this, that it wouldn't be bad to enter into a dialogue with the American side about hypothetical, possible transformations of these missions in line with the High Representative's suggestion, once peace prevails, but it will be necessary to clear these gigantic bottlenecks on both sides of the strait - he continued.

- Such a political dialogue between the European Union and the United States in the field of security, it seems to me, would be interesting for the American side - he went on to say.

- I can tell you this plainly, straight to your face. President Macron and Chancellor Scholz said this [at the beginning of the war]: don't try so hard, don't send anything there, because it won't help, Ukraine will cease to exist in 2-3 weeks, let's return to normal relations with Russia, let's get back to business-as-usual, there is no more Ukraine, forget about Ukraine. First and foremost, the Ukrainians did not want to believe such assurances, and with modest help, including ours, Polish help, it turned out that Ukraine survived - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a meeting with UAM students.

- When the ruling on abortion came, support for PiS plummeted from 45% to 35% and never returned to its previous level. So, you have a natural answer, at least part of it, to the question you asked. Certainly, society's view on this matter, the majority of society, was different from the imagination of the most radical part of the then ruling party, PiS - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a meeting with UAM students.

- I assess this decision positively. We appealed to the President to veto this law [regarding SAFE]. However, this veto unfortunately does not stop the entire process and does not stop the entire SAFE mechanism - said Anna Bryłka on TV Republika.

- In reality, this situation now, with this government resolution and the fact that the law was not passed, shows that the government did not actually need this law in the Sejm. It only and exclusively needed it to polarize society, to show that one part is in favor of it. The narrative of the ruling camp is that we are supporting Polish security here, and all those who have doubts, questions, are classified as traitors to Poland or thickheads, as the Prime Minister called them - she continued.

- I can absolutely imagine various discussions. Moreover, I also spoke with representatives of both PSL and Konfederacja in 2023. As you might notice, I distinguish myself somewhat from many other leaders in that I personally try not to attack the leaders of either Konfederacja or the Together party, those with whom I try to talk, to establish some contact. Nor PSL, nor Poland 2050 - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a meeting with UAM students.

- One must know how to reach agreements. There's no point in insulting one's political opponents, because those emotions can then have a negative impact, and we had such a situation precisely in 2023, where we won the elections, we had 40 more MPs, I think 41 more than the next party in line, but it yielded us nothing because we didn't have coalition-building capacity - stated Mateusz Morawiecki during a meeting with UAM students.

- I try not to burn bridges between us and others. So that, potentially, when this coalition partner is needed, we can have that coalition-building capacity - he continued.

- In reality, the president's veto concerns a bill that has an operational, technical, and executive character regarding the details of who would potentially service this loan and so on. However, in reality, without the president's consent, the government will most likely sign this loan agreement today - said Anna Bryłka on TV Republika.

- In my opinion, it was all illegal from beginning to end. That is, illegal in the sense that it is a large commitment and that any responsible government, before submitting this application, should have come to the Sejm and proposed a resolution. This debate should have taken place several months earlier, not at the stage of signing a loan agreement - she continued.

- I'm not planning [to found a new party] - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a meeting with students of Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM).

- I believe we should be prepared for any scenario. However, the decision to leave the European Union is primarily a decision for Poles, and it's not a case of someone being led out of the European Union; rather, it is Poles who will decide whether they want to be in the European Union or not - said Anna Bryłka on TV Republika.

- In my opinion, it is naive to believe that the European Union will last forever. We, as Poland, as a responsible state, should above all be prepared for the fact that various scenarios related to the disintegration of the European Union, de-integration, or a multi-speed European Union will occur - she stated.

In her opinion: - We might reach a situation where Poles say: "We absolutely do not like what is happening, and we do not want to be in such an organization." Or, a situation might arise where several national governments say: "You know what, we no longer fit in here; we need to find some new model of functioning in Europe." And now, the most important thing is that Poland is at that table. So, a naive belief that the European Union will last forever, or a naive belief that everything is okay – well, no, it's not okay.

- They are to perform [newly elected to the CT] such an act, which is a ritualistic act, although today I am reading many lawyers who say clearly that the fact that there was a tradition of doing it before the President does not mean it should be continued, if the President says he does not want to receive it - said Waldemar Żurek in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska in "Fakty po Faktach" TVN24.

- Today I very much liked the discussion of another example by Prof. Wróbel, who says that in the Code of Administrative Procedure there is a formulation that a person can renounce the means of appeal against an administrative decision to the administrative body that issued the decision. And the word "to" does not mean "in the presence of", "directly before", but rather refers to a statement, signing the oath, so that it reaches the head of state - he continued, when asked about the provision in the act regarding the fact that a person elected to the CT takes an oath before the President.

- This formulation is clear, parliament elects judges, they should submit something like this to the President. Of course, there was a good tradition of submitting it before the head of state, but if we apply the so-called literal interpretation, meaning what the provision says, it does not mean "directly before", "in the presence of", but rather "to" - he went on to say.

"I think this is also a move on the Sejm Speaker's side, not that I want to shift responsibility, because the work on renewing the Tribunal is a joint effort. Minister Berek, myself, and the Sejm Speaker are discussing these situations, as they are quite unusual... I assume that 5-7 days, meaning until next week, is a normal timeframe," said Waldemar Żurek on TVN24 when asked how long he would wait for the President's decision on whether to invite the newly elected Constitutional Tribunal judges to the Presidential Palace.

- A catastrophe [leaving the EU would mean]. It would be a historical catastrophe. It would be something that future generations would not forget, and it would be a black mark on Polish history. Of that, I am absolutely certain - stated Andrzej Domański on TVP Info. 

- The President and his official are aiming to block everything they possibly can, both the parliament now, the parliamentary majority, and also the government - said Waldemar Żurek on TVN24, when asked about Zbigniew Bogucki's words regarding doubts about the Sejm's procedure for electing new Constitutional Tribunal judges (including the failure to observe deadlines).

- Mr. Bogucki is completely misleading public opinion because he does not read the provision in its entirety and completely. The Sejm's Rules of Procedure, in two points of the article cited by Mr. Bogucki, clearly state that both of these deadlines can be shortened and that the Marshal of the Sejm decides on this in the appropriate procedure - he continued.

- This procedure was adhered to from A to Z - he went on to say.

- This [amendment to the Act on the Defence of the Homeland] would again require the president's signature, and we know that we can't count on that signature, and Poland has no time for these kinds of presidential pouts, we have to act - stated Andrzej Domański on TVP Info.

- I will lift the veil of secrecy. Tomorrow, in accordance with the act on cooperation between the President and the Council of Ministers, as well as the Sejm and the Senate, the President's position will be conveyed to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, specifically before the upcoming European Council. This position will include concrete proposals for solutions and modifications, not superficial or cosmetic ones, because we have already seen very, very many superficial and cosmetic changes. What is needed here are truly decisive, decisive changes if we do not want to end up as the poorest in the year 2050 - said Wanda Buk in an interview with Marek Tejchman on Polsat News' "Gość Wydarzeń" (Guest of Events).

When pressed for details, she stated that she did not want to spoil them today.

Asked whether these proposals would entail withdrawing from the ETS system, she replied: - The first demand, not for Poland, but for the entire European Union, is the liquidation of this system today. A system that is fundamentally flawed on many levels. [...] It can be corrected. That's better than nothing.

- It seems to me that the President's proposals, which will be presented tomorrow, are very rational and will be effective. A group of experts has consulted on them - she indicated.

- Of course, there are different voices within the legal community. I am here, as I say, with all these plans B and C that I have, I am not fully revealing my perspective yet - stated Waldemar Żurek on TVN24, when asked what the newly elected Constitutional Tribunal judges should do if the President does not accept their oaths.

- I was prepared for all of this. I am aware of the opponent we have on the other side. An opponent who does not adhere to any principles, does not follow rules, and whose sole aim is to overthrow the government and ensure that those who destroyed Poland and were responsible for many scandals are not held accountable; that is his political group - he continued.

- So, I will reveal it at the moment when this plan is implemented, I will certainly be the first to tell you that we are moving on to the implementation of the plan, but of course, various entities must be involved in this plan, in this plan B [...] state bodies - he added.

- Today, we have two dominant viewpoints here. On the one hand, that it should be before the parliament [...] I believe that the National Assembly has specific competencies defined in the Constitution, and I wouldn't add to those competencies of the National Assembly - said Waldemar Żurek on TVN24, discussing the oath of Constitutional Tribunal judges.

- Before the Sejm and the Senate, but one can also consider before the Speaker of the Sejm, because we know that he is not only colloquially referred to but is a significant office, the second person in the state - he continued.

- Perhaps so [before the Speaker of the Sejm], in the presence of some official person, because this was already discussed when the crisis initially arose in the Tribunal and when Andrzej Duda did not want to accept the oath from three legally elected judges, and it was clearly stated then that perhaps it needs to be done before a notary, communicated to the president, and that would suffice - he went on to say.

- This phrasing "because the president is elected by the nation" resonated with me somewhere [...] I don't want to reach back to old times, but there have been such people in our history, in various countries, who said they were chosen by the nation. They treated themselves as God's anointed, meaning they could do anything - said Waldemar Żurek on TVN24, when asked about Zbigniew Bogucki's critical words directed at him.

- Mr. Bogucki completely fails to understand that the president, just like you and me, is bound by regulations, both by the Constitution and ordinary laws. Therefore, invoking the idea that the president can do anything because he is elected by the nation is an abuse. And we see this abuse in the refusals to make judicial appointments, ambassadorial appointments, officer nominations; now there is another manifestation - he continued.

- For now, his [the president's] minister [Bogucki] is defending him very bravely, telling me to find my place in the ranks. I am consistent, I am doing my job, I will not be intimidated by any blustering from the president's officials. I am a constitutional body, not elected by Tusk; the appointment was handed to me by the president who was the acting president at the time, whose election was not questioned in the same way as the current president's today - he went on to say.

- I would really say to Mr. Bogucki: "The monastery lasts longer than the prior" - he added.

- Konfederacja also spoke about something like that. I think that today this is unrealistic, the polarization is so great, there would have to be a consensus - said Waldemar Żurek on TVN24, when asked about a reset of the Constitutional Tribunal, a proposal made by the PSL.

- Mr. Bogucki is attempting to despicably portray us as defenders of pedophiles here; it's simply unprecedented, this is a truly absurd accusation. I spoke with criminal law experts today, and they are simply grasping their heads in disbelief at how far populism can be taken to justify the president's veto - said Waldemar Żurek on TVN24.

- I believe the methodology is precisely this: it's best to keep society under heel and constantly frighten them with arrests and prisons - he continued, when asked why the president issued the veto, and whether it was to maintain pre-trial detention because it will be useful if PiS wants to return to power.