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06/16/2026

11:46

"This Man Simply Drained the Polish State." Morawiecki on the "Kacprzyk Affair"

- Poles see what healthcare looks like every day, they see it in queues for doctors, at emergency rooms, in various circumstances when they cannot get there, they see it when a family has to pool money because the state is not living up to its responsibilities. Poles see it when a child cannot get to a pediatrician, when ordered equipment, sometimes from before 2023, is not being used - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.

- Poles see this every day, and precisely at such a moment, at such a special time, an exceptional, disgusting affair occurs, the Kacprzyk affair. We are dealing with a situation where one man, very strongly connected with the PO elites, who was the head of Nowa Generacja (New Generation), Donald Tusk's youth organization, PO, for 3 years, this man simply drained the Polish state. That's how it must be said - he continued.


13:16

Tusk:

Today we will decide on the windfall tax

- Today we will make a decision on this windfall tax, to put it simply, thanks to which it will not be the taxpayer through the state budget, but these companies will largely finance the cost of the CPN operation. They will not lose on it themselves, but they will not profit either - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.


13:01

We'll Adopt a Bill to Clarify Who Earns What and Where. Tusk on Doctors

- Practically the entire public opinion was outraged by the information about the earnings of one of the young doctors, there was also a political context in a sense. An investigation has been initiated, and depending on its outcomes, there may be legal consequences. The prosecutor's office will also be looking into this situation - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.

- Regardless of the final assessment of the legal situation, the fact of such astronomical earnings, and in an unclear employment structure, with uncertainty about how services are actually rendered, needs no convincing for anyone. It is, unfortunately, merely an illustration of a broader problem we are facing - he continued.

- We must, together with the medical community, with all stakeholders, but we must truly ensure, and this is also in the interest of the doctors themselves [...] that this growing wave of suspicion and uncertainty about how earnings look, what they are paid for, and whether they are justified, does not continue - he went on to say.

- The information about doctors without specialization earning almost two million zlotys is certainly, to put it mildly, disturbing - he added.

- The problem is that in the current system, the Ministry of Health and the National Health Fund (NFZ) have not had the ability not only to control but even to obtain knowledge about who earns how much in a given unit or hospital. All this data is anonymized, and we have no insight into it - he noted.

- This is not about our curiosity [...] rather, it is in the interest of the doctors themselves that we have reliable information available, in this case, to a government agency subordinate to the Minister of Health, on how earnings look in individual units, so that we can reliably and sensibly price these procedures and the doctors' share of earnings in a given procedure, to get things back on track - he stated.

- Today we will adopt a very brief draft bill that will enable a government agency, not for publication in newspapers, that's not what we're talking about, but for a government agency to ascertain who earns what and where, in order to rationalize it and to prevent, I hope single, scandalous situations from occurring - he said.


12:48

New Partner Found for ElectroMobility Poland, Secured PLN 4.5 Billion from KPO. Tusk on Izera's Future

- All Poles were awaiting news about Izera, the Polish electric car that Poland was supposed to build together with China during Prime Minister Morawiecki's government [...]. That project was never completed - Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during a government session.

- We have undertaken the project in three directions: to seriously reactivate the work of the Polish company ElectroMobility Poland [...] we have found a new partner for this company [...] it is Hon Hai Technology Group from Taiwan [...] we have secured 4.5 billion euros in funds from the KPO (National Recovery and Resilience Plan), without which I would not have decided on this venture - he continued.

- The agreement will be signed in the autumn [...] and the construction of the factory in Jaworzno will commence a few months later, after the preparations for this investment are completed. Ultimately, we are to have 4,000 jobs at this plant alone, and the first car will roll off the production line in 2029 - he went on to say.

- Our predecessors started with a name and a flashy presentation; we will not proceed in this manner. For now, we will wait until the factory construction begins, but I will be interested in your opinions and the opinions of Poles on what the Polish electric car should be called. These are three types of mid-size SUVs. We will have exclusive rights to sell these cars in Europe, with a target of 400,000 per year - he added.


12:34

Tusk on Local Content:

These Recommendations Will Be Binding From Today.

"I wanted to inform you about the finalization of the work [...] For us, it is very important, and we have emphasized this from the very beginning, that investments in Poland should benefit Polish companies, Polish employees, employers, and Polish scientists, whenever possible. We have been working with Minister Balczun [...] on such recommendations," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government session.

"Good practices, this is Local Content, meaning the participation of Polish companies. Of course, we can only obligate State Treasury companies, but I am convinced that these good practices will become widespread," he continued.

"This, as some ill-wishers call it, economic nationalism, Polish economic nationalism, I am not ashamed of this definition. I will sign this document, these recommendations, right now, and from today they will become binding for our officials and managers who work for the Polish state," he went on to say.


12:30

Draft Resolution of the Council of Ministers on Taking Action to Establish a Permanent US Armed Forces Base. Tusk on Kosiniak-Kamysz's Proposal

- Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz has proposed a draft resolution, which I will present to you during the government meeting, a Council of Ministers resolution on taking action to establish a permanent base for the United States Armed Forces, and it concerns the creation of logistical, financial, organizational, and housing conditions. This is, contrary to appearances, a very serious undertaking - said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the government meeting.


12:25

Tusk on the Necessity of Preparing the State for the Arrival of US Soldiers:

We Cannot Wait for Trump's Commitment to Be Realized.

- Thank you very much to Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz for the initiative he presented at today's security committee. We gathered first thing this morning to hear Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz's report regarding the Polish state's preparations for receiving American soldiers - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a government meeting.

- We cannot wait for the realization of this commitment, this information stated by President Trump about American soldiers in Poland; we must prepare for it so that once this decision is implemented, American soldiers have a place to station - he continued.

- The best guarantee is the establishment of a permanent base - he emphasized.


12:09

Morawiecki:

Tusk Will Try to Create Another Entity, Petru is Probably Part of His Next Plan

- Attention, dear compatriots. Donald Tusk will try to create another entity, Ryszard Petru is probably part of his next plan - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.


12:08

Morawiecki on the Coalition's Declining Support:

Tusk is in Growing Panic.

- Donald Tusk is in growing panic because he sees Konfederacja's rising poll numbers and his own declining ones. Somewhere this morning, I think a poll comparing support for all coalition parties from CBOS crossed my path. 52% in June 2024, 44 or perhaps 45% in June 2025, and 34 or 35%, something around that, maybe a little more in June 2026. This year-on-year decline in support for the entire coalition is causing panic - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.


11:56

Morawiecki:

I Propose a Maximum Rate, 5 Times the Minimum Wage for a Doctor's On-Call Duty

- These "chimneys" must be eliminated. Therefore, I propose a maximum rate, 5 times the minimum wage for a doctor's on-call duty. Today, such a rate would therefore be 31.4 PLN times 5, I propose 5 times, meaning we have 157 PLN - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.


11:50

Morawiecki Proposes a Centralized Portal for Medical Job Postings

- I propose that by October 1, 2026, a portal be created where all job advertisements for medical professionals will be published. This is to prevent hospitals from hiding them. Some directors, of course, do this; I have a number of examples of this. They hide competitions in some tabs, and they are not visible to everyone. Consequently, only the 'king's men' find out about these competitions and win them, sometimes 'in quotes' - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.

- Second point – let everyone who receives contracts from the public healthcare system honestly present these contracts they have. So, the first point is competition, the second point is transparency - he continued.

- Third point – diligence. Let diligence involve the registration of working hours and on-call duties, sometimes performed remotely or by phone. No later than July 1, 2027, a special portal is to be created where all such on-call duties will be registered. Work will be registered there. There must be appropriate record-keeping of these types of contracts - said the former Prime Minister.


11:47

Morawiecki:

PO is a party of deals, elites, a party for milking the Polish state

- PO is a party of deals, elites, a party for milking the Polish state. We see this at a time when the National Health Fund (NFZ) has no money to pay for medications. I heard from doctors this morning – there's no money to pay for life-saving medical procedures. Meanwhile, a prominent 28/29-year-old activist, a PO councilor, is involved in a scandalous swindle – stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.


11:02

Czarnek on the murder of a Russian in Biała Podlaska:

Requires immediate, in-depth clarification.

- Regarding the murder in Biała Podlaska of a citizen of the Russian Federation, a critic of Putin, by perpetrators currently unknown – this raises the greatest concern. Because it means that if the motive for this murder was indeed political and related to criticism of Putin's regime, then it means that people from the Russian Federation's services must have carried it out. If this was indeed the case, I repeat, if, and it happened in the very peaceful city of Biała Podlaska, in the Lublin Voivodeship, then we are entering a new, much more dangerous era for the Polish state - stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in Warsaw.

- This requires immediate, in-depth clarification, also concerning the activities of Polish services and their knowledge regarding this murdered individual and the circumstances of threats directed at him. These are all matters about which we currently have no information, although the concern is immense - he continued.


11:00

Czarnek on the KO Councillor-Doctor:

This Matter Must Be Fully Investigated for Fraud.

- Regarding the doctor, a plucky twenty-something, without a specialization, who managed to extract 1.6 million annually from public funds at the hospital, that's a touching gesture from Civic Platform. I would be more touched if those Civic Platform cronies of Mr. Kierwiński, who facilitated the employment of this head of Civic Platform's youth wing in this position and allowed him to earn, in quotation marks, of course, such money, were held accountable, because we are aware that this matter must be fully investigated for fraud - stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in Warsaw.


10:40

Czarnek on the 'Silver Work' Program:

We Want to Encourage Retirees to Take Up Additional Work.

- We firmly stand by our position that we will not force anyone to work after reaching retirement age; we are sticking with the current retirement age. There will be no changes in this regard, but we want to encourage retirees, an increasing number of them, to take up additional work. Especially since there are professions, areas in the Polish labor market, and there will be more of them, that will require hands to work. If retirees feel up to it and would like to work, this encouragement is very necessary, also for employers who would hire retirees - stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference in Warsaw.

- Hence our program "Srebrna praca" (Silver Work). A very simple program, namely, exemption from income tax, PIT tax, for salaries up to PLN 2,500, and similarly, exemption from retirement and disability insurance contributions, also on the employer's side - he continued.


10:24

Tusk:

Poland is No Longer Just an Assembly Plant

- Poland has ceased to be, and this was important at a certain stage, we don’t question that, but it has ceased to be a simple assembly plant. It is no longer the case that we rejoice over simple investments as if they were truly great, wonderful things. Poland is also not a place that is attractive because of cheap labor. No, it’s starting to be completely different – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the "Poland Invests" event.


10:14

Tusk:

During the government meeting, I will sign a set of recommendations that will favor Polish companies in all possible investment processes

- Today, during the government meeting, I will sign this set of recommendations that will favor Polish companies in all possible investment processes. And interestingly, this announcement, for the first time in the history of Poland, we have such a set of actions of a legal nature, but also encompassing economic ethics and political will. We are dealing with such a set of recommendations for the first time, and note that this does not deter foreign investors, quite the contrary - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the "Poland Invests" event.


10:07

Tusk:

Poland's Greatest Success is Being Perceived in Europe and the World as a Safe Place Worth Investing In

- I want to very clearly emphasize that this is the greatest success of Polish women and men, and of Poland, that today we are perceived in Europe and the world as a safe place, precisely one worth investing in, a place where long-term thinking, these multi-year perspectives, are not a naive abstraction, but rather serious, cold calculations. Yes, it is worth investing in Poland, even if these investments are counted in decades - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the "Poland Invests" event.


10:06

Tusk:

Poland is Becoming More Attractive Month by Month, Worthy of Investment

- Poland is becoming more attractive month by month, worthy of investment, and foreign investors recognize this, domestic investors recognize this, individual investors recognize this. The key word here is, of course, trust. People invest, companies invest, states invest in places that inspire confidence - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the "Poland Invests" event.


09:34

Czarnek on the actions of Ukrainian authorities:

This is a betrayal of our closest ally, and it will be remembered.

- Without Poland, there would be no independent Ukraine today, and Zelensky would not be president; it's unknown where he would even be. Ukrainians welcomed by Poles, hospitably, without asking if they came from Bandera families or not, that was a phenomenon we could truly boast about to the whole world. These same Ukrainians today, I'm not talking about ordinary Ukrainians, but about the authorities of Ukraine, are behaving so brazenly that even the Germans in „Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” are reacting to it. This is simply unprecedented, it is a betrayal of our closest ally, and this betrayal will be remembered by the Ukrainians - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Kanał Zero.


09:27

Czarnek:

There is a place in the central, constitutional authorities of the Polish state for people like Morawiecki

"Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is a man of so many competencies that there will certainly be space for him to realize great ideals and programs that he also wants to push forward. Undeniably, there is a place in the central, constitutional authorities of the Polish state for people like Prime Minister Morawiecki," stated Przemysław Czarnek on Kanal Zero.


09:22

Czarnek:

ETS Reform? From Those Leftist Old-Timers in Brussels?

- We have no chance in the global market, therefore we have no discussion at all. We are leaving the ETS immediately and we will drag other countries with us. Don't make me laugh [to wait for an ETS reform]. I came to Kanał Zero because it's a serious studio. The editor is trying to make me laugh. ETS reform? From those leftist old-timers in Brussels? You must be joking - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Kanał Zero.


09:11

Czarnek on the KO Doctor-Councillor:

This Party Has Pathological Situations in Many Places.

- This party [KO] has pathological situations in many places. All of them will be thoroughly scrutinized, and they acted as they did precisely because it was exposed by journalists. Had no one revealed it, this young brave man in his twenties would have continued to earn 1.5 million annually from public healthcare - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Kanal Zero.


08:32

Motyka Asked About a Joint KO and PSL List:

There Is No Such Idea.

- There is no such idea today, although we have been asked about it for years - Miłosz Motyka said on Polsat News, when asked if a joint list of KO and PSL would be the answer to winning the elections.

- At this moment, we are determined to run independently - he continued.


08:23

Motyka Skeptical of ''Konfederacja Lite'':

Creating New Entities Isn't the Answer to Winning Elections.

"No" - Miłosz Motyka said on Polsat News, when asked if, like Ryszard Petru, he believed a "lite" version of Konfederacja was needed.

"That would be the sixth, or perhaps fifth, Nowoczesna, Teraz, some other initiatives. After all, MP Petru is involved in one initiative after another, following Poland 2050, from the Centre party, I understand he is preparing another one" - he continued.

"This is not the way. I believe that above all, the 2027 elections will be about who is credible [...] who is tested, not a populist, and who has proven themselves in a moment of crisis" - he went on to say.

"If Ryszard Petru or anyone else wants to pursue Konfederacja's program, which is a program of 'don't worry, be happy' not only in terms of the budget but in various aspects, then that's probably not the point" - he added.

"Konfederacja doesn't have support because it has a great program, but because it has never governed, no one has ever put them to the test, so I understand the intention is to somewhat mask their program postulates, but some of them are simply unacceptable" - he stated.

"Creating new entities isn't the answer to winning elections" - he emphasized.


08:18

Motyka on raising the second tax threshold:

It's not Czarnik's proposal, but a repeat of a coalition party's suggestion.

- This is not Przemysław Czarnek's proposal, but a repeat of a proposal from one of the parties in our coalition – Miłosz Motyka said on Polsat News, when asked about Przemysław Czarnek's proposal to raise the second tax threshold.

- Such a discussion should first take place with the Minister of Finance, who will indicate the possibilities, but it is a solution that I think is already one of the more anticipated ones today – he continued.

- This is, I think, another aspect that can be discussed, but as I said, after considering the budget situation, finances. We are in favor of [...] gradually being able to raise such an amount – he went on to say.


08:09

Motyka on the windfall tax:

We hope the president sides with citizens, not big corporations.

"There cannot be a situation where someone buys cheap and sells expensively. Therefore, we proposed such a tax [on windfall profits]," Miłosz Motyka said on Polsat News.

"Fuel companies, we will not name any specific ones, as it will depend on the adopted assumption: a 20% increase in revenue compared to the previous reference year, and this will be the sole measurable indicator," he continued, when asked which companies it would cover.

"Yes, with a 60% tax rate. This is also a law that has been consulted [...] it should provide [...] 4 billion in compensation for our budget this and next year," he added, when asked if only the 20% increase would be taxed.

"Crucially, we also hope that the president, as he is at the end of this legislative process, will not side with the big corporations, but will side with the citizens," he concluded.


08:03

Motyka on a possible gasoline price hike due to the lifting of the excise tax cut:

A maximum of a dozen or so groszy per liter.

- Today we will learn tomorrow's new prices, but taking into account the wholesale declines as well, this increase will be literally a few groszy, a maximum of a dozen or so groszy per liter, but in the coming days, due to further declines, we should feel that these prices will continue to be at a lower level than in recent weeks - said Miłosz Motyka in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti," when asked how much gasoline would cost if the excise tax cut had not been abolished.


07:57

Schetyna on the KO doctor-councilor:

This is a pathology that must be fought.

- It doesn't concern me, I don't know the person, but that doesn't matter. This is a pathology that must be fought, and everything must be done to prevent similar kinds of scandals, and this is a challenge for us - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.


07:51

Joint Start for Civic Coalition and PSL? Schetyna: It's Always Possible and Politically Natural

- It's always possible [a joint start for Civic Coalition and PSL in parliamentary elections] and in a way politically natural, because we are in European politics, in the European Parliament, in one format. Local elections, especially in Krakow, are unusual and won't be a classic test, but finding a common candidate and building these coalition relations is a good sign and offers such an opportunity - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in the "Piasecki Conversation" on TVN24.


07:45

Schetyna:

No Agreement Between Ukraine and Russia Without Polish Presence

- Our position in Europe is strong enough, also in these relations, that the issue of Poland's presence at the negotiating table will return. Indeed, both the government and the president reacted very unequivocally here. There will be no agreement between Ukraine and Russia without Poland's presence as a neighboring country, whose talks these will concern. I believe that there is a consensus on this matter among the entire political elite - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in the "Piasecki's Conversation" on TVN24.


07:38

Schetyna on Nawrocki's Relations with Trump:

You Have to Be Ready to Seize Every Opportunity.

- Sometimes such small talk or unconventional, unofficial meetings make sense and yield political effects, but I have the impression that in this absolutely unconventional presidency and political activities of President Trump, they can have even greater meaning and offer even greater opportunities, so I simply understood the invitation for President Nawrocki as something special - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- You have to be ready to react, to say something, to remind someone of something, because after all, we were all alarmed when, after the signal of a reduced American troop presence in Romania, then in Germany, there was trouble with the rotational presence of a brigade in Poland, and then everyone in Poland opened up, wondering if this would also concern us, and then President Trump's tweet seemed to close everything - he continued.

- There are unconventional events, and this is unconventional politics, but it simply is and will be, so you have to be ready to seize every opportunity - he emphasized.


07:29

Szefernaker on Reporting on Nawrocki's Visit to the USA:

It's Clear Who's Who.

- Today, among commentators, journalists, and media workers commenting on the visit of President Karol Nawrocki to the USA, it is clearly visible who is who - wrote Paweł Szefernaker on social media.

- It is easy to distinguish people interested in facts from those who primarily defend their own circles, political sympathies, or media narratives. And perhaps that is precisely why the reactions to this visit say more about the commentators than about the event itself - emphasized the Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.


07:00

Tuesday's Political Agenda: Government on Windfall Tax for Fuel Companies, Tusk and Domański at "Poland Invests" Event, Conferences by Czarnek and Morawiecki

In the morning, an extraordinary session of the Committee of Ministers for National Security will take place, chaired by Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

At 10:00 AM, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will participate in the "Poland Invests" event. In addition to the head of government, an address by the Minister of Finance and Economy, Andrzej Domański, is also scheduled.

At 10:30 AM in Warsaw, a press conference will be held by the Vice-President of PiS and candidate for Prime Minister, Przemysław Czarnek, and Elżbieta Rafalska.

At 11:30 AM in Warsaw, a press conference will be held by the Vice-President of PiS, Mateusz Morawiecki, and PiS MPs Anna Kwiecień and Olga Semeniuk-Patkowska.

At 12:00 PM, the Council of Ministers session will commence. The agenda primarily includes a draft bill on the windfall tax on extraordinary profits from the sale of liquid fuels earned between March and December 2026.