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04/30/2026

07:00

Thursday's Political Agenda: Sejm Debates No-Confidence Votes Against Hennig-Kloska and Sobierańska-Grenda, First Lady in Chojna

Today marks the final day of the Sejm's session. The lower house will resume its proceedings at 9:00 AM and immediately begin considering the no-confidence motions against two ministers - first Paulina Hennig-Kloska, and then, at 10:45 AM, Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda. Later, between 12:30 PM and 2:15 PM, a voting block is scheduled.

First Lady Marta Nawrocka will visit Chojna, where at 12:00 PM she will participate in the unveiling ceremony of a monument commemorating the victims of the German concentration camp Ravensbrück.


07:35

Przydacz on US Involvement in Poczobut's Release:

It Was a Game Changer.

- All administrations, since the time of Andrzej Duda, Mateusz Morawiecki, and the ministers, have certainly done everything they could to free Andrzej Poczobut. Nothing succeeded until the Americans truly got involved, and that was a decision by President Trump. And it must be noted, that was the game changer, the shift, in which a major, significant international political actor, the USA, finally put pressure on Belarus, but on the other hand, also constructed a coalition - stated Marcin Przydacz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.


07:38

Przydacz:

Poczobut's release could have happened earlier. He made the decision himself; he had the right to do so.

- I can only tell you that Andrzej Poczobut's release could have happened even earlier, even during our government's term. I personally coordinated it, and we released three Polish activists. Andrzej Poczobut was also on the list. At that time, he made the decision himself that he did not want to leave Belarus, and he absolutely had the right to do so - stated Marcin Przydacz in the "Piasecki's Conversation" program on TVN24.

- Full respect for him; it was his decision. Moreover, I considered his decision to be great heroism because he preferred to remain in prison rather than be forced out of his country - he continued.


07:42

Przydacz on the Reasons for Cenczkiewicz's Departure:

There Was No Conflict.

- There was no conflict, no friction [with Sławomir Cenczkiewicz] - stated Marcin Przydacz on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" (Piasecki's Conversation).

- The primary reason for his departure is the lawlessness and disregard for court rulings by Donald Tusk's government - he continued.


07:44

Przydacz on Piotrowicz in the Constitutional Tribunal:

I Would Prefer Such Decisions Not Be Made.

- You won't find me to be someone who affirms this type of decision, but these were not my decisions. I would prefer such decisions not be made, but we see that politics sometimes operates by different laws than morality - stated Marcin Przydacz in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.


07:49

Przydacz on Kosiniak-Kamysz:

He Usually Pursues a Policy of a Bent Neck Towards Tusk.

- Indeed, [Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz] is a tool of Donald Tusk. It might seem that he could be slightly more independent in this relationship, but he usually pursues a policy of a bent neck towards Donald Tusk, and it seems to me that this does not build conviction regarding his important role in this government - stated Marcin Przydacz in the "Piasecki's Conversation" on TVN24.


08:19

Zgorzelski:

Government changes have happened, are happening, and will happen, but not on the opposition's terms

- Yes. I believe that here we will all act within the logic of coalition unity and with the understanding that if there are to be changes in the government, they will certainly not be at the request of the opposition, because that is what the coalition council is for [...] meaning leadership meetings - said Piotr Zgorzelski in the RMF FM "Morning Interview," when asked if he was sure that Paulina Hennig-Kloska and Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda would remain in their positions.

- Government changes have happened, are happening, and will happen, but not on the opposition's terms - he continued.


08:23

Zgorzelski on Szpytma:

The Candidate We Support, But We Are Still Facing a Crucial Conversation with Coalition Partners.

- Today, Mateusz Szpytma is the best possible candidate in the situation that both the Institute of National Remembrance finds itself in, and the majority that is making this choice - said Piotr Zgorzelski in RMF FM, when asked about Mateusz Szpytma's candidacy for the head of the IPN.

- I am aware that selection by the committee or acceptance by the committee is still not enough, because there are still both houses of parliament, which is why I said that he is the candidate we support, but we are still facing a crucial conversation with coalition partners regarding support for this candidacy - he continued.

- If we do not receive coalition support here, then the vote on the candidacy will probably end at the Sejm level, because there may likely be a problem in the Senate - he added.


08:32

Siwiec Asked About the WSI Annex:

We Received a Large Package of Unknown Contents.

- Following the media announcement [of the declassification of the annex to the report on the liquidation of the WSI], a package of unknown contents was formally handed over. We don't know what's inside. It's a package, a large package. Nobody has looked inside yet, because we are still trying to understand what procedure we are participating in, as no one has formally informed the Marshal of the Sejm about what is happening - Marek Siwiec said in an interview with Karolina Lewicka on Poranek TOK FM.

- We will ask, because firstly, we are discussing this matter with the services of the Marshal of the Senate, exchanging views. They are also a bit lost in this situation. They have a similar package, which they haven't opened - he stated.


08:37

Siwiec:

If the President Expects the Marshal to Provide an Alibi for Publishing the WSI Annex, He is Mistaken

- In a situation where we already know exactly what happened through the publication of in-depth information about the liquidation of the Military Information Services. Terrifying numbers are being cited – the number of 60 revealed WSI agents. There is a fairly solid record of how many people lost their lives. It is said to be around 1000 people who were identified with unknown consequences by foreign services – Marek Siwiec said in TOK FM Morning.

- If in this situation someone expects – and I am speaking directly here about President Karol Nawrocki – that the Marshal of the Sejm will provide an alibi for publishing the content [of the annex], its substance, its resources [...], then he is mistaken, because we do not want to have anything to do with it. We cannot have anything to do with it – he stated.


09:05

Siwiec:

Did Cenckiewicz Add Anything to the WSI Annex? We Have This Question

- If this [annex to the report on the liquidation of WSI] is so secret and it lay in some kind of sarcophagus for 20 years, did someone add something to it? Well, for 20 years, access to it was allegedly held by the National Security Bureau (BBN), which meticulously [...] ensured that everything was neatly arranged there - said Marek Siwiec in Poranek TOK FM.

- We will ask such questions [about risks to state security], but also, did someone add something to this report? Was it added recently, or over the past 20 years? Could anyone have added? There have been very many heads of the BBN along the way - he indicated.

- I thought you were interested in whether Sławomir Cenckiewicz added something in the final stretch - Karolina Lewicka asked directly.

- That too, of course. I didn't want to say it expressis verbis. So there are many such questions - replied the head of the Chancellery of the Sejm.


09:14

Sejm Debates No-Confidence Vote Against Hennig-Kloska. Mulawa: Please Resign Before the Vote

- Madam Minister, Ms. Paulina Hennig-Kloska, enough is enough, spare yourself further shame, please resign even before the vote. This will be good, it will be honorable for you, but above all, it will be appropriate for our Polish national interest - stated the proposing MP Krzysztof Mulawa during the Sejm session.


09:15

Siwiec on the WSI Annex:

What's the Point of Reheating This Smelly, Old Cutlet?

- Regarding this specific matter [declassification of the annex to the report on the liquidation of WSI], it is clearly a return to the old, smelly, vile cutlet, which is the game with the Military Information Services - said Marek Siwiec on TOK FM Morning.

- The question is, what is the point of reheating this smelly, old cutlet? Well, we see no point - he indicated.


09:40

Pełczyńska-Nałęcz Announces Decision on Hennig-Kloska:

We Will Give a Cautious Vote of Confidence.

– The Minister of Health arrived. We talked, we heard specific commitments, but also information. Then, after some delay and turmoil, the Minister of Climate also arrived – Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz said at a press conference in the Sejm.

– We heard two specific commitments that were important to us. Firstly, the settlement of a significant part of the Clean Air program by mid-May – 1.5 billion. So, this is to be verified and is expected by mid-May. And in September, the inclusion of “małpki” (small bottles) in the deposit system, as it should be, disregarding the various lobbies that unfortunately surround this matter – she continued.

– What we expected has happened. Therefore, Polska 2050 will today give a cautious vote of confidence to the ministers and will vote against the rejection of both of these votes of no confidence – she announced.


09:55

One Poland 2050 MP Will Vote to Dismiss Hennig-Kloska. "We Have Conveyed This Information to the Prime Minister"

- We clearly stated that our parliamentary club will vote in favor of the vote of confidence, meaning for the Minister of Health and Minister Hennig-Kloska - said Paweł Śliz at a press conference in the Sejm.

He added, however: - Regarding MP Romowicz – unequivocally, from the very beginning, Bartek signaled why he is making such a decision, why he wants to vote this way. We have also conveyed this information to the Prime Minister.

He explained: - Bartek has a specific electoral district where the Ministry of Environment's decisions were very difficult for him personally. He faced various attacks directed at him, his family, his loved ones, on his way to the shop with his wife and child. Many decisions he tried to discuss with the ministry. He did not succeed, and I understand Bartek Romowicz's reservations in this regard.

- Bartek Romowicz will vote differently - he conveyed.


11:20

The Biggest Intellectual Somersault of Recent Times by the Opposition. Hennig-Kloska Comments on the Vote of No Confidence

- This motion, I must admit, is the biggest intellectual somersault of recent times by the opposition. Konfederacja wrote the motion, MPs from Law and Justice signed it, and only two days ago, in the environmental protection committee, they realised that it is an indictment against 8 years of your coalition's government - said Paulina Hennig-Kloska in the Sejm.

- Already on the first page, ladies and gentlemen, a diagnosis was made that after 8 years of PiS rule, the European Union's climate policy insufficiently takes into account Polish interests and this needs to be changed. And rightly so, ladies and gentlemen, we have been rectifying this for two years - she continued.


11:23

Tusk:

I've Never Heard Such a Weak Justification for a Vote of No Confidence in This Chamber

- I have never heard such a weak justification for a vote of no confidence in this chamber, although it was highly dramatic - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.

- I know that your intention is to transform Poland, and we have increasing evidence that you are doing this also on someone else's external order, you want to turn Poland into a field of constant struggle and confrontation. Without any reason, without any substantive message, just so that Poland falls victim to this escalating political cold, and sometimes hot, civil war - he continued.


11:33

Tusk:

You Know Full Well How Much Time the Ministry Under Hennig-Kloska Spends Cleaning Up the Mess from Your 8 Years in Power

- You know full well how much time the ministry under Minister Hennig-Kloska actually spends cleaning up the political and real, factual mess left behind after your 8 years in power. This isn't just a metaphor – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.


11:38

Tusk Thanks the Opposition:

All of Poland Will See Thanks to You That the Coalition Cannot Be Divided.

- In the case of Ms. Paulina Kloska, I have no doubts that you smelled an opportunity. “Maybe we can drive a wedge between the parties forming the coalition of October 15th.” You miscalculated – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.

- You will see shortly, and for this, I wanted to thank the opposition very much, you will see shortly that even in difficult circumstances, even with such a massive attack from PiS and Konfederacja, the coalition of October 15th is united. We can disagree, we can argue, but what truly matters to us is Poland – he continued.

- We are not playing your mad fights in a cage. We are working hard, and I thank you once again for ensuring that all of Poland will see thanks to you that the coalition of October 15th cannot be divided – he went on to say.


11:43

Żukowska to Tusk:

If You Don't Change Your Approach, We'll Have a Problem Winning Together.

- By the Prime Minister's decision, the Ministry of Health was depoliticized during the government's reconstruction. Consequently, coalition partners, including the Left, do not have their representative there and cannot take full responsibility for what is happening in the ministry and what decisions are being made there - stated Anna-Maria Żukowska in the Sejm.

- Regardless of the decisions made in the Ministry of Health, even Solomon can't draw water from an empty well. And if you, Mr. Prime Minister, do not change your approach to healthcare financing, and if you, Mr. Prime Minister, do not change your approach to healthcare financing, then I fear we will have a problem winning the next election together - the Left MP continued.


11:46

Żukowska on the Left's Proposal:

You Cannot Save on People's Health.

- You cannot save on people's health. That is why the Left has proposed, and we are reminding everyone of this, the introduction of the biggest tax change in the Third Polish Republic, a revolution and simplification of the system, because we propose the abolition of the health contribution and its replacement with a health tax - stated Anna-Maria Żukowska in the Sejm.


12:16

Sobierańska-Grenda to Tusk:

You Focused on Competence, Not Empty Slogans.

- I have that courage [for reforms] and I thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister, for focusing on competence and not empty slogans, because patients have had enough of populism and empty slogans, as have the people who work hard in the healthcare system - stated Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda in the Sejm.


12:22

Kaczyński on Mejza:

That Closes the Matter.

- He [Łukasz Mejza] simply resigned from membership in the club, and that closes the matter - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference in the Sejm.


12:22

Sobierańska-Grenda:

No Preventive Screenings Have Been Limited

"The opposition rallied around the mute minister. A mute minister? There isn't one. I will not consent to this unbridled lying. What cataract has been limited? What preventive screenings have been restricted? Do you people really differentiate between preventive screenings and diagnostics? [...] No preventive screenings, I say this with full responsibility, have been limited" – stated Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda in the Sejm.


12:23

Kaczyński confirms Morawiecki's decision regarding PiS leadership:

This worries me greatly, but it is his will.

- Regarding Prime Minister Morawiecki, he once told me, some time ago, but it was not long, a few days, maybe 10, that he would not attend the [PiS Political Committee] meetings. I took this as a statement resulting from a certain nervousness. Today it turns out that he was serious. This worries me greatly, but it is his will - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference in the Sejm.


12:27

Sobierańska-Grenda:

No Consent for Populist Treatment

- I also do not consent to scaring patients. Do you realize what these people feel when they see these empty populist slogans? I do not consent to treatment by populism, and I do not consent to the continued maintenance of chaos in the healthcare system - said Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda in the Sejm.


12:33

Tusk:

You Can Recall Any Health Minister, From Any Party, It's Always an Ordeal

"Minister Sobierańska-Grenda has taken on this very difficult task, because as you well know, in healthcare, tasks are exclusively difficult. You can recall any minister, male or female, of health, from any governing coalition, from any party, and it is always an ordeal for obvious reasons," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.


12:38

Tusk:

No Amount of Funding is Enough for Effective, Immediate Treatment of All Cases

- All people need a doctor's help. Virtually everyone has needed a hospital at some point in their lives. When we speak about this very openly, and when the minister, she says this, there is no amount of funding that is sufficient for the effective, rapid, immediate treatment of all cases. Poland is no exception here – Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the Sejm.


12:42

Tusk on the Minister of Health: She Took on the Task of Not Wasting the Efforts of All Who Contributed to the Advancement of Healthcare

- In many cases, this is the case with oncology and pediatric oncology, if Poland is an exception, it is rather positive than negative against the backdrop of other European countries, thanks to the efforts of all teams, not just the one governing today or yesterday - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.

- We care a lot, and the minister also took on this task, to not waste the efforts and good ideas of all those who have contributed to the development of technology, procedures, and the standard of healthcare - he continued.


12:45

Tusk on Healthcare Funding Amidst Defense Spending:

It Will Be Difficult to Find Extra Money in the Budget.

- Please don't take this as an indictment, but rather, respect the facts. If in 2019, as the ruling power, you spent 102 billion zlotys on healthcare, all-inclusive, and we, in 2025, [...] will be spending significantly more than double, not 10% more, not 30% more, but over 100% more, 236 billion zlotys [...] we are stating openly that it will be difficult to find additional money in the budget in a situation where, as we have all agreed, we need 5% [of GDP] for defense spending - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the Sejm.


12:57

Tusk Addresses Health Contribution Amount:

People's Burdens Are Already High Enough.

"I doubt anyone in this chamber will stand up and say, 'Let's reduce spending on security and defense and shift it elsewhere.' I also don't see any brave souls here, or perhaps there aren't too many of them, who would tell voters, 'Every citizen, every taxpayer or contributor should pay significantly more.' People's burdens are already high enough" - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.


13:00

Tusk:

I would propose that we help a radically non-partisan, apolitical minister spend money wisely

- I would propose [...] that in these matters, as I try to do in the case of the army, that we don't fight so senselessly in these matters, but rather that we help this radically non-partisan, apolitical minister, that we help neutrally and wisely spend this money as much as possible - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.


13:04

Tusk:

I Hear Nonsense About Hospital Privatization. No One Intends to Privatize Anything

- I often hear, even right now, from the right side of the chamber, this nonsense about hospital privatization. Hospital consolidation concerns 100% public hospitals, and you know this well. No one intends to privatize anything - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the Sejm.


13:08

Tusk:

Poland Must Be Protected from Magicians and Thieves Who Are Eager to Manage Healthcare

- We must and it is worth doing everything, not to defend the minister today in a vote, because you know you will lose the vote once again. You know this well. Poland must be protected from magicians and thieves, because they are the ones most eager to manage the healthcare system - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.


13:11

You Have No Shame. You Lost the Election Because You Cooked Up Hell for Polish Women. Tusk to PiS Politicians

- I heard the phrase "women's hell" from PiS representatives here. You have no shame. You have no shame. You lost the election because you cooked up hell for Polish women. A hell that lasted for years - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the Sejm.


13:16

Czarnek Addresses MPs from PSL and Poland 2050:

If You Vote Against the Vote of No Confidence, You Will Betray Foresters and Patients.

- On the stage of this theater, three artists have turned into shamans. Minister Hennig-Kloska, Minister Sobierańska-Grenda, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who here conjured reality, stating that although it is tragic, it is not bad, and even if it were bad, it is not their fault because they do not rule, even though they do rule - said Przemysław Czarnek in the Sejm.

- Colleagues from PSL, from Poland 2050. Residents of Polish villages, friends of foresters, friends of the wood processing industry, and above all, friends of all patients waiting in queues. This is not a red alert. This is the last moment, I look you in the eyes, for you to save your honor - he continued.

- If you vote against the vote of no confidence for these pests, you will betray Polish foresters, the Polish wood processing industry, and Polish patients, who are dying because of these people, to the very end - he went on to say.


13:22

Tusk:

The President Vetoed the Out-of-Court Divorce Act. I Feel That the Most Dissatisfied Will Be PiS MPs

"The President vetoed the out-of-court divorce act. I feel that the most dissatisfied with this will be PiS MPs." - wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on X.


13:25

Motion of No Confidence Against Hennig-Kloska Rejected by Parliament

The Sejm rejected the motion to dismiss Paulina Hennig-Kloska from the position of Minister of Climate and Environment.

The motion of no confidence was supported by 213 MPs, while 238 voted against it. 8 MPs did not participate in the vote.

In addition to MPs from PiS and Confederation, those who voted for the adoption of the motion included: Bartosz Romowicz from Poland 2050, Marek Jakubiak and Paulina Matysiak (independents), as well as members of the Democracy and Together circles, and two parliamentarians from the Confederation of the Polish Crown (one did not participate in the vote).


13:34

Motion to Dismiss the Health Minister: Sejm Makes a Decision

The Sejm rejected the motion to dismiss Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda from the position of Health Minister.

The motion for a vote of no confidence was supported by 212 MPs, while 238 voted against it. 9 MPs abstained from the vote.

In addition to MPs from PiS and Konfederacja, those who voted for the motion included Marek Jakubiak, Marcin Józefaciuk, and Paulina Matysiak (non-affiliated), as well as members of the Razem parliamentary club.


13:41

Sejm Decides on Macierewicz's Immunity

In a vote on Thursday, the Sejm (Polish Parliament) granted consent for Antoni Macierewicz to be prosecuted.

The motion was supported by 242 MPs, with 208 voting against it. 9 parliamentarians abstained from voting.

In addition to politicians from the ruling coalition, MPs from Razem and 4 independent MPs supported the motion. Apart from MPs from PiS and Konfederacja, Piotr Zgorzelski from PSL, among others, voted against the motion.


13:56

Nawrocki Vetoes Bill on Out-of-Court Divorces:

Marriage is not a trifle or a fleeting whim.

- The bill on out-of-court divorce – my decision in this matter was unequivocal. Not because the state shouldn't streamline procedures. But because there are matters that must not be reduced to administrative formality - says President Karol Nawrocki in a recording published on social media.

“This is a change that lowers the status of an institution directly protected by the Constitution”

As he stated: - Marriage is not a simple entry in a registry. Marriage is one of the foundations of social life. It is the foundation of family, child-rearing, and the endurance of the national community.

- This bill is not a technical change. It is a change that lowers the status of an institution directly protected by the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. […] Protection does not consist of facilitating separation. Protection consists of supporting durability despite various difficulties - he assessed.

- The proposed bill provided for the possibility of a quick dissolution of marriage before a civil registry official, without court involvement. A court decision to terminate a marriage is not a formality. It is a guarantee that the decision to divorce is well-considered, real, and does not harm either party - the President continued.

“The state should support the stability of families and decisions to have children, not create regulations that discourage parenthood”

- Moreover, the bill makes the type of divorce dependent on whether there are children. Marriages without children could be dissolved before an official after just one year of the union, while those with children would have to go through the court. Awareness of such a procedure – a separation requiring only a few signatures – will encourage treating marriage merely as a trial union - he stated.

In his opinion: - In such a situation, the decision to have a child would become an obstacle to its easy dissolution. This is socially harmful. Especially today, when Poland is facing a dramatic demographic crisis, the state should support the stability of families and decisions to have children, not create regulations that discourage parenthood.

“For shortening court queues by a few days, the state relinquishes a key function”

- The justification of the bill itself indicates that its overarching goal is to “increase the efficiency of the legal system,” and in particular to “relieve district courts.” For shortening court queues by a few days, the state relinquishes the key protective function of the judiciary towards the family. This cannot be accepted - the president pointed out.

“Marriage Las Vegas style? In a serious country, law and statutes are not writing a movie script”

- Marriage Las Vegas style – quickly entered into and easy to end – might be an interesting movie scene. In a serious country, law and statutes are not writing a movie script. Marriage is not a trifle or a fleeting whim; it is an institution under the special protection of the state - he concluded.

This is not the only bill vetoed today. The President also refused to sign the amendment to the Electoral Code authored by Civic Coalition (KO), which introduced, among other things, the institution of electoral commission secretaries.


14:00

Tusk:

The Entire Coalition's Solidarity Has Greatly Strengthened Us

- This has greatly strengthened us today, this solidarity of the entire coalition – Prime Minister Donald Tusk told journalists in the Sejm.


14:02

Tusk:

If I Intended a Reshuffle, I Would Have Carried It Out

- Who announced a reshuffle? - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm, when asked if the government reshuffle was cancelled.

- No - he replied to a statement from journalists.

- I have various files, I need to work on different options, but if I intended to carry out a reshuffle, I would have carried it out - he added.

- April 30th? Yes - he stressed, when asked if he ruled out a government reshuffle.


14:13

Tusk on Nawrocki's veto of the divorce law:

Scandalous, foolish.

- Both vetoes are scandalous. [...] The first, the so-called divorce veto, was intended to simplify and make life easier for those who, in a consensual, unambiguous manner, want a divorce and do not want to go through these sometimes years-long procedures [...] this is a foolish veto, I don't want to use stronger words - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.


14:19

Tusk Comments on Nawrocki's Veto:

The Worst Suspicions About Those Elections Will Reappear.

- This second [veto], concerning the Electoral Code, set off all my alarm bells. Please, look at the essence of this bill, which President Nawrocki suicidally vetoed - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- According to this bill, it would not be possible to register fictitious committees [...] to register candidates for commissions or observers nominated by essentially fictitious committees. In this Electoral Code, which President Nawrocki vetoed, it was explicitly stated that there would no longer be an opportunity for manipulation by people who, in a sense, appear out of nowhere in electoral commissions - he continued.

- Why he vetoed it, you know, it simply causes the worst suspicions about those elections to reappear. I don't understand it. Completely unnecessarily and against the obvious public interest - he continued.

- We should all care that all future elections are as fair, transparent, and manipulation-free as possible. This is not just a shot in the foot or the knee, but I won't say where - he added.


14:35

Tusk:

For a Long Time, We've Been Receiving Signals That Russians Are Preparing for Possible Actions or Provocations

"Not everyone, especially those commenting from the right, may not have had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with this article or interview in the Financial Times; it was in English, so perhaps the loudest commentators had some difficulty understanding what I said there," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

"Information about possible provocations and the threat of some forms of aggression from Russia towards the Baltic states or other NATO countries are pieces of information that have been available for a long time not only to me, but also to the President, our services, and allied services," he continued.

"Unfortunately, this is no revelation in the sense that yes, for a long time we have been receiving signals that the Russians are preparing for possible actions or provocations," he went on to say.


14:44

Tusk:

It's High Time Not to Risk Uncertain Ally Reactions Should Something Happen

- It is high time, and I want to emphasize this very strongly, to keep, you know, our eyes wide open all the time and not to risk uncertain reactions from our allies should something happen - Prime Minister Donald Tusk told journalists in the Sejm.

- I will repeat this with full awareness that it might be unpopular in some circles: the reaction of some allies after what happened on September 10th in our skies, I'm talking about that Russian drone provocation, those ambiguities, 'maybe it was a coincidence,' 'maybe it was Ukrainian,' I don't know if you remember? And I'm also talking about the most important ally - he continued.

- This cannot be repeated in a situation where more serious actions occur, and therefore I will do everything to awaken European allies and our American one, meaning, to awaken them to action whenever a threat appears - he further stated.


14:54

Czarnek on Sejm Votes:

Polish Forestry Lost, Polish Patients Lost.

- Unfortunately, at this moment, the wood processing industry has lost, the furniture manufacturers industry has lost. Poles have lost, who will continue to pay cosmic electricity bills due to the absurd policy of the Ministry of Climate, headed by Ms. Hennig-Kloska - the greatest harm to Polish forestry, to Polish state forests, and to Poles who, because of her, are paying such high bills - said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in the Sejm.

- Unfortunately, Polish patients have also lost at this moment. The worst, most tragic situation in healthcare with an unprecedented deficit. [...] Poles being sent to colonoscopy appointments with waiting times of another dozen or even several dozen months, with death sentences in many cases - he continued.

- The process of privatizing healthcare is progressing, because those who are pushed out of the queues have to go into debt to get tested, to save their lives, and they will get tested in private healthcare. This is today an evident task of Mr. Tusk, Ms. Sobierańska-Grenda - he stated.


14:54

Tusk:

PiS Will Regret These No-Confidence Motions

- I am pleased that the coalition did not break or waver in any way, so first of all, it's 2:0 for the coalition in this unnecessary duel, but in my opinion, PiS will regret these two no-confidence motions - Prime Minister Donald Tusk told journalists in the Sejm.

- The two ladies' ministers gave very good, substantive speeches, I was proud of them - he continued.

- I feel satisfied that PiS and Konfederacja stumbled over their own feet. In reality, it was a very embarrassing spectacle for them - he added.


14:58

Tusk:

Vetoing Everything, the President Truly Threatens State Security

- Vetoes are chaos, vetoes are the disorganization of the state; the president, by consistently vetoing everything, truly threatens the security and stability of the state - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.


15:00

Czarnek:

1.5 Million People, Like Me, Have Solar Panels Solely Because the EU's "Leftist Ideology" Has Led to Cosmic Prices for Coal-Generated Electricity

- Have I ever hidden the fact that I have panels on my roof? I even present it as an example that I had to overpay; I overpaid my energy bills for several years. Who can afford that? One and a half million people, like me, have solar panels solely because the European Union, with its leftist ideology, has caused us to pay cosmic prices for emissions allowances for coal-generated electricity as part of some leftist ideology - Przemysław Czarnek said at a press conference in the Sejm.

- And that's why they later come to us with panels: we'll subsidize you, you should thank us. No, we will not thank them for the panels. We will say: leave our energy alone. We have our own deposits, we have our own resources. We want to base our energy system on coal, on nuclear power, and without the ETS, which simply harms all Poles and the Polish economy - he continued.


15:02

Tusk:

All the worst suspicions about practices by Nawrocki's people during elections will gain additional strength

- Regarding the Electoral Code, because no one has paid attention to this, this change [...] was intended, among other things, to prevent the registration of election committee members by some fictitious committees - Prime Minister Donald Tusk told journalists in the Sejm.

- All the worst suspicions about the practices that PiS, Nawrocki's people, allegedly committed during the last presidential election, all these suspicions will gain additional color and strength - he continued.

- How can one veto a draft of the Electoral Code that was intended to block some dirty games, dirty maneuvers [...] a suicidal veto - he went on to say.


15:05

Czarnek:

I Will Dismantle Solar Panels When We Lower Energy Prices for All Poles

- I will dismantle [solar panels] when we lower energy prices for all Poles, so that they don't pay 'horror bills' - said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in the Sejm.


15:08

Hennig-Kloska on a Poland 2050 MP:

This Person Has Today Opted Out of the Coalition.

- Everyone voted according to their conscience, it is evident that this one person has today opted out of the coalition; 238 parliamentarians cannot be mistaken, most likely this one gentleman is mistaken - said Paulina Hennig-Kloska in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm, when asked about the "one vote" from Poland 2050 against her (Bartosz Romowicz voted in favor of the motion to dismiss the Minister of Climate).


15:18

Czarnek:

Sobierańska-Grenda Became Health Minister as Tusk's Proxy with One Task - Privatization

- This lady [Jolanta Sobierańska-Grenda] came to Warsaw and took over the function of Minister of Health as Tusk's proxy with one task, which she doesn't hide: to liquidate 30% of hospitals, to bring about a situation where the patient will pay for their service, take the bill, and then perhaps settle with the National Health Fund (NFZ), meaning they won't settle, because the NFZ will say it doesn't have the money for it - said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in the Sejm.

- Bringing about a situation where patients, instead of receiving services and diagnostic tests also in public healthcare, for which they pay monthly in health contributions, have to look for a loan and go to private healthcare […], because Mrs. Sobierańska-Grenda took the money for it on Tusk's orders, in order to privatize healthcare - he indicated.


15:24

Hennig-Kloska:

I am optimistic that the Centre team in government will soon expand

- As you know, such decisions have their own calendar – Paulina Hennig-Kloska told journalists in the Sejm when asked who the new deputy minister from the Centre would be.

- I am optimistic that the Centre team in government will soon expand – she continued.


15:25

Czarnek on out-of-court divorces:

Thank you very much to President Nawrocki for the veto.

- These people, instead of promoting family, […] are promoting divorces, promoting the dismantling of marriages. This is a scandal. This is, in fact, treason against the state – said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in the Sejm.

- If someone today doesn't see the nightmare of Polish families and wants to deepen this nightmare by saying: "You can divorce easily, just go and sign an agreement at the Civil Registry Office or at a notary's office without any court," then that person is acting against the family. I thank President Karol Nawrocki very much for his veto of this act. We are supposed to promote the family, not promote the dismantling of the family – he stated.


15:28

Czarnek on Morawiecki's Absence from a PiS Leadership Meeting:

I Don't Know Why He Wasn't There. I Hope He Will Be at the Next One.

"Prime Minister Morawiecki was not present at the last Political Committee presidium. I don't know why. I hope he will be at the next one. He was at the previous ones, meaning the one before last and the one before that. You need to ask Prime Minister Morawiecki why he wasn't at this PKP [Political Committee meeting]. It's not my role to explain this situation," said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in the Sejm.


15:53

Kosiniak-Kamysz on relations with the Presidential Palace:

Cenckiewicz is gone, maybe it will be easier.

- The President made a big mistake, influenced by Mr. Cenckiewicz, by vetoing SAFE. This is an error and it was certainly a renunciation of some unwritten agreement that security is taken out of the framework of this daily dispute - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with journalists in the Sejm, when asked about relations with the Presidential Palace.

- It was certainly a moment for us when it was unfortunate that the president followed Mr. Cenckiewicz's path. But Mr. Cenckiewicz is gone now, maybe it will be easier - he stated.


15:58

Kosiniak-Kamysz on the President’s Veto on Divorces:

It Could Have Made People’s Lives Easier. The President Didn’t Do It.

- It was an opportunity to make [out-of-court divorces] easier. It didn't threaten families, children, it only meant avoiding the entire court process in specific cases where there were no children in the marriage. So there was no need to resolve many issues based on the Family and Guardianship Code if there was mutual consent. It could have made people's lives easier. The President did not do that - Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told journalists in the Sejm.


16:01

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

Next Week We Will Be Ready to Sign the Agreement on SAFE

- Next week, I think, very good news. Everything indicates that next week we will be ready to sign the agreement [on SAFE] - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.


16:59

Government Introduces Smartphone Levy for Creators, Though Minister Cienkowska Claims it's Not a Tax

A amendment to the regulation, signed by Minister Marta Cienkowska, will introduce an expanded reprographic fee (1–4% of value) from 2026 on modern devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and Smart TVs. This fee, collected from manufacturers and importers, is intended to compensate creators for the private use of their works.

Minister of Culture Marta Cienkowska announced: "Polish creators have been waiting for this decision for years. Today, I announce with satisfaction: we have it! I have just signed the regulation on the reprographic fee. This was a difficult process, full of lobbying and fake news about alleged 'new taxes'. The truth is simple: we have bid farewell to the 90s (faxes and tapes) and introduced legislation fit for the 21st century, where hardware giants share their profits with Polish creators. Thank you to the creative communities for their cooperation."

 


17:33

Kowalski Resigns from the PiS Parliamentary Club

- Today I submitted my resignation from membership in the PiS Parliamentary Club - informed Janusz Kowalski.

- I sincerely thank my Colleagues from PiS for years of excellent cooperation. I will remain an unaffiliated Member of Parliament focused on working for Poland - he added.


17:40

PiS Spokesperson: Kowalski's Decision Results in Leaving the Party

- MP Janusz Kowalski has resigned his membership in the PiS parliamentary club. As a consequence of this decision, and according to the party's statute, it also means he has left the PiS party - stated Rafał Bochenek.


18:03

Sikorski Discussed with US Secretary of State:

Thank You for Effective Cooperation in the Release of Poczobut.

- Thank you for your effective cooperation in the release of political prisoners from Belarus, including Andrzej Poczobut - wrote Radosław Sikorski, addressing US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

- The Polish-American alliance in practice - added the head of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.


20:00

Bielan on Morawiecki's Association:

Doubts Have Been Cleared Up.

- Jarosław Kaczyński was referring to a political project that, in his opinion, could have been the beginning, the spark of competition for PiS, a future political party. I think that when the chairman said those words, he believed that it could be a political party in the future that would be competition for us. And it's difficult, when he had such awareness as the chairman of our party, to tolerate the building of competition - said Adam Bielan in "Punkcie widzenia Szubartowicza" on Polsat News.

- The meeting I had the honor of organizing between Chairman Kaczyński and Prime Minister Morawiecki served this purpose, to clarify such doubts. Besides, the gentlemen already contact each other quite often without my involvement. These doubts have been cleared up - he assured.


20:05

Bielan:

There are malicious rumors, mainly from outside PiS, perhaps also within our ranks, that aimed to divide us

- In Law and Justice, and around Law and Justice, there are many so-called NGOs, meaning associations and foundations, which primarily conduct programmatic work. And they have been operating for years. [...] Prime Minister Szydło also has her own association, with her name in its title - said Adam Bielan in "Szubartowicz's Point of View" on Polsat News.

- But somehow no one made a problem out of it - observed Przemysław Szubartowicz.

- Exactly. So there are malicious rumors, mainly from outside PiS, perhaps also within our ranks, that wanted to divide us... - replied the PiS MEP.


20:11

Bielan on the Czarnek Effect:

We Need to Wait.

- I agree with you - except for that firm thesis that there is no Czarnek effect yet. We need to wait. Przemysław Czarnek was appointed to this position a few weeks ago - Adam Bielan said in “Szubartowicz's Point of View” on Polsat News.

- I think Poles need some time to fully get to know his program offering. President Czarnek has embarked on a very intensive tour of the country. I think this will sooner or later bring results - he stated.

- He is a man who effectively led PiS to a very convincing victory in the Lublin Voivodeship in the local elections. There, too, we were not given chances for an independent majority, and we govern independently in that voivodeship. He showed that he can be effective, and I believe he will be so across the country now - he continued.


20:21

Bielan on Mejza and Kowalski's Departure from the PiS Club:

It's About Their Problems.

- Every case is individual. In the case of both gentlemen [Łukasz Mejza and Janusz Kowalski], it's about their, I would say, problems - said Adam Bielan in "Szubartowicz's Point of View" on Polsat News.

- I refer those interested and the spokesperson for comments - he concluded.


20:36

Bielan:

Unfortunately, as PiS, we sometimes effectively distract public attention from the ruling coalition's internal troubles

- It's clearly visible that this coalition is fraying. Unfortunately, as PiS, we sometimes effectively distract public attention and the media from the coalition's internal troubles. I hope we stop doing that in the future - said Adam Bielan in "Szubartowicz's Point of View" on Polsat News.