-- 300LIVE: CZAPUTOWICZ ON SECURITY AND PARTNERSHIP WITH GERMANY, Mastalerek: In 2010, PO-PSL Changed the Paint on LOT Planes. Will "Good Change" Fail for the 100th Anniversary of Independence? We Will Succeed https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/03/21/

-- WOJCIECH MUCHA ON FAKE NEWS ABOUT FACEBOOK IN DUDAS CAMPAIGN - writes in GPC: "Nothing is known about any Polish politician using the company's services, however, a 'Guardian' column mentioned that 'during the presidential campaign, Andrzej Duda was very active on Facebook, and the campaign itself is an example of how politicians can use social media to achieve success.' However, this was enough to build a pyramid of associations, speculations, and accusations of an unfair campaign. The disinformation machine is working at full steam and shows no signs of stopping." http://gpcodziennie.pl/84842-maszynkadodezinformacji.html

-- 44% WANT FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY, 5% ON HISTORY: "44 percent of Poles believe that the Law and Justice government should focus on matters concerning the economy and Poland's future development. 29 percent, meaning almost every third respondent, wants the government to care for future economic development without neglecting historical policy. Only 5 percent of those surveyed state that the government should devote more attention to Poland's past and history in its actions - according to a survey conducted for the website ciekaweliczby.pl on the Ariadna panel." https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/zrobili-badania-czego-polacy-maja-juz-dosc-to-pis-nie-ucieszy/68e5xmn

-- EXPECTATIONS DIFFERED FROM REALITY, CRISES DOMINATED THE PREMIERE'S TERM - JEDYNKA RZ: "However, expectations differed from reality. And internal and external crises dominated the prime minister's first 100 days in office." http://www.rp.pl/Rzad-PiS/303209912-100-dni-turbulencji-premiera-Morawieckiego.html

-- FROM TECHNOCRAT TO STORYTELLER, HE GAINED THE POSITION NOT BECAUSE HE HAD A FLAIR FOR ANECDOTES - Michał Szułdrzyński in RZ: "I know that Mateusz Morawiecki is a historian. Historical storytelling is an extremely desirable trait for an uncle at a family gathering or for a guide touring manors or old churches. The question is whether this is a task for the head of government. By dealing with the past, Prime Minister Morawiecki is simply wasting his chances. He gained the position of head of government not because he had a flair for anecdotes, but because he had the reputation of an extremely efficient technocrat who understood the modern world well. And today, like it or not, he is solidifying his image as a storyteller steeped in the past."

-- THE PRIME MINISTER MUST ACHIEVE REAL GOALS, NOT ENTERTAIN LISTENERS - SZUŁDRZYŃSKI'S CONCLUSION: "The Prime Minister, if he wants to regain political initiative, must come up with his own agenda of topics. He must show that he is an efficient and effective politician who achieves real goals, not just entertains listeners during receptions." http://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/303209926-Szuldrzynski-o-Morawieckim-Z-technokraty-w-gawedziarza.html

-- THE TECHNOCRAT IMAGE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REALITY - Łukasz Pawłowski in Kulturze Liberalnej: "Today, all those who feared that Morawiecki's nomination would shift PiS towards the center can breathe a sigh of relief. For the past few months, the new prime minister has regularly proven that the image of an impartial technocrat, which developed around him in recent years, has little to do with reality. (...) After 100 days, it turns out that it was precisely disposability and diligence on the one hand, and radicalism on the other, that were the most important reasons for the new head of government's nomination. Not the aura of a great reformer, which fades with each passing day." http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,161770,23167390,pawlowski-na-sto-dni-morawieckiego-mielismy-dostac-technokrate.html#Z_MT

-- MORAWIECKI FARES MUCH WORSE THAN SZYDŁO - ANNA SŁOJEWSKA IN RZ: "Mateusz Morawiecki fares much worse than Beata Szydło at EU summits. If the appointment of Mateusz Morawiecki as prime minister was driven by a desire to improve Poland's standing on the international stage, then after 100 days, this plan can be considered a complete failure. (...) Morawiecki's understanding of the strategy for proceeding and advocating for our interests in the EU forum also proved surprisingly weak. As a result, for the first time in years, Poland was not invited to the euro zone summit scheduled for the upcoming Friday.

-- MORAWIECKI NERVOUSLY WITHDREW FROM MEETING WITH TUSK - WRITES SŁOJEWSKA: "Until the infamous Council session that decided Donald Tusk's re-election, Beata Szydło regularly spoke with the former Polish prime minister. Morawiecki avoids him like the plague. He did not respond to the invitation to a meeting contained in the congratulatory letter, nor to the one directly presented to him in the corridors of one of the summits. 'He first accepted, but after nervous calls, he withdrew,' a person from Tusk's circle tells us. This is unprecedented in the EU, where all members of the European Council, especially new ones, meet with Tusk."

-- POLISH MANNERS AND DIPLOMATIC TALENT TURNED OUT TO BE A MYTH - SŁOJEWSKA'S CONCLUSION: "His legendary polish manners and diplomatic talent, supposedly gained from working in an international bank, turned out to be a myth. Poland's position on the international stage has never been so bad. And the prime minister bears some responsibility for this." http://www.rp.pl/Rzad-PiS/303209910-Miedzynarodowe-obycie-Morawieckiego-to-mit.html

-- JACEK KARNOWSKI ON THE SYSTEMIC ADVANTAGE OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC: "The victory of the independence camp itself did not eliminate the systemic advantage of the Third Republic, because it could not. It reduced it somewhat, but in these very days, we are seeing how little. The closer it gets to the elections, the clearer this picture will be."

-- PIS DOES NOT STAND WITH BUSINESS AND ELITES - KARNOWSKI ON THE SOURCES OF PIS'S VICTORY: "Law and Justice - if it wants to maintain high support and win further elections - cannot forget the sources of its victory. Of course, there were many such sources, but one was fundamental: a clear message that PiS stands with ordinary people. Not with the elites, not with business, but with normal, unprivileged Poles." https://wpolityce.pl/m/polityka/386885-w-obliczu-przewagi-systemowej-obozu-iii-rp-wiarygodnosc-jest-jedyna-bronia-pis-reszta-to-gruszki-na-wierzbie

-- MASTALEREK SUPPORTS DUDAS FIGHT FOR THE SUCCESSION AFTER KACZYŃSKI - Anna Dąbrowska: "The former PiS spokesperson openly sides with Andrzej Duda. He supports the president in the fight for succession after Kaczyński. (...) Mastalerek's recent activities are a clear signal that Duda will not easily cede ground to Morawiecki, whom the party leader has favored for several months." https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/1742434,2,mastalerek-atakuje-morawieckiego.read

-- MINISTER CRUSHES THE PRIME MINISTER'S REFORM - FAKT: "What does Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's (50) pension reform have in common with the local government elections? According to the Minister of Energy, it has a lot. Krzysztof Tchórzewski (68) warns the prime minister that introducing his idea could be the cause of... PiS's electoral defeat!" https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/przez-to-pis-przegra-wybory-minister-ostrzega/f0g4r08

-- THE GREAT FLOP OF THE WHITE PAPER - Jedynka GW - Tomasz Bielecki: "Neither the Council of the European Union nor the European Commission will let Poland off the hook regarding the endangered rule of law. And the 'white paper' prepared by Mateusz Morawiecki's government has even infuriated some EU countries. (...) If the Article 7.1 procedure is continued, its first stage will be the Council of the EU's work on its own recommendations for Poland, i.e., further political 'grilling' of the Morawiecki government." http://wyborcza.pl/7,75399,23165697,w-brukseli-pelna-klapa-bialej-ksiegi-rzadu-morawieckiego.html

-- SMOLENSK MYTHS ARE FALLING - Agnieszka Kublik in GW: "The most important aviation expert of the Smolensk subcommittee, Frank Taylor, did not rule out that the Tu-154 hit a birch tree with its wing during a closed meeting with the victims' families. And Wiesław Binienda admits that the plane turned before crashing." http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,23167227,smolenskie-mity-upadaja-eksperci-macierewicza-wycofuja-sie.html

-- SLD SHOULD JOIN THE ALLIANCE WITH PO AND NOWOCZESNA - MAREK BEYLIN in GW: "Against this backdrop, the Alliance emerges as a giant among dwarfs. It has a chance to enter parliament and be present in local governments. But it would gain certainty if it entered into a coalition with PO and Nowoczesna. I think the head of SLD, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, who is more focused on interests than ethical programs, understands this. The liberal coalition would also benefit from this: an agreement with the Alliance would equalize forces in the confrontation with PiS. And that is the most important thing. Therefore, PO and Nowoczesna should also overcome their reluctance and strive for a coalition with SLD." http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,23166890,gigant-wsrod-karlow-sld-wraca-na-scene.html

-- KRZYSZTOF WOŁODŹKO IN GPC ON THE COLLAPSE OF BUS TRANSPORT AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE STATE'S DECLINE: "The fight against air pollution will take place mainly on paper if public transport continues to collapse in various regions of the country, and developers gain the most influence on spatial planning. PiS should not repeat the mistakes of the Third Republic's elite." http://gpcodziennie.pl/84814-zwijaniepanstwatowciazsiezdarza.html

-- THE MINISTER RIDES A BUS - FAKT PRAISES EMILEWICZ: https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/minister-jadwiga-emilewicz-jezdzi-autobusem/d3gf7dr

-- BIRTHDAYS: Michal Chyczewski, Michał Olech, Katarzyna Kołodziejska, Rafał Zasuń, Kamila Biedrzycka, Jerzy Jaskiernia.