-- MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI TURNS 50 TODAY.

-- DUDA CLEARLY WINS AGAINST TUSK IN SE PRESIDENTIAL POLL: 52.5% https://www.se.pl/wiadomosci/polityka/duda-pokona-tuska-aa-uaMB-VPWC-vsuB.html

-- APPLE PAY AND BLIK IN PEKAO: "It is known, however, that Pekao will likely be the first bank on the market to enable linking a mobile card to Apple Pay. This means that a client who opens an account at Pekao and orders a card will be able to pay with their iPhone even before they receive the plastic."

https://www.cashless.pl/4359-Blik-i-Apple-Pay-w-Pekao

-- 300LIVE: TRZASKOWSKI'S CAMPAIGN STARTED TOO EARLY IS PETRU'S FAULT - SAYS LUBNAUER: https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/06/20/

-- FRENCH OR ITALIAN OPPOSITION DID NOT ATTACK THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT IN BRUSSELS - Jędrzej Bielecki in RZ: "The French opposition did not attack its own government when it permanently violated the budget rules of the monetary union. Similarly, today the Italian Democratic Party is not encouraging Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk to punish the new, populist Italian government for its announcement of violating basic EU regulations concerning migration and the monetary union."

-- JĘDRZEJ BIELECKI IN RZ ON THE OPPOSITION NEEDING TO FIND A WAY TO WIN ELECTIONS OTHER THAN BRUSSELS' PUNISHMENT: "However, resolving this conflict is currently only possible on partnership terms, when everyone makes concessions and allows the other side to save face. The opposition must therefore seek a way to win elections other than Brussels' punishment. To follow in the footsteps of Emmanuel Macron, who understood that he would win the Élysée Palace by promising, like Marine Le Pen, to rebuild France's greatness, but through entirely different methods. The problem is that there is currently no Macron in the Polish opposition."

http://www.rp.pl/Publicystyka/306199968-Bruksela-nie-pomoze-pokonac-PiS.html&template=restricted

-- MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI ASKS WHICH FACE OF MORAWIECKI IS THE REAL ONE: "Which face of Morawiecki is real? Do his hardcore statements come from the heart, or does he want to win the favor of the radical electorate? Is he truly the more global and European face of the ruling party, or does he want to outbid Antoni Macierewicz and Krystyna Pawłowicz? Because it's hard to reconcile the two. Comparing the Third Polish Republic to Stalinism may win him applause among the readers of 'Gazeta Polska,' but it will alienate those who, for a moment, saw in him a glimmer of hope that the Polish right could be normal? Or perhaps, finally, Prime Minister Morawiecki is meant to be just a pretty packaging for all that is worst in PiS? It's time to decide."

http://www.rp.pl/Rzecz-o-polityce/306199971-Szuldrzynski-Kim-pan-jest-premierze-Morawiecki.html&template=restricted

-- ON THE SCENES OF MORAWIECKI'S CONVERSATION WITH MERKEL, GRZEGORZ OSIECKI - MERKEL WAS SURPRISED BY THE NUMBER OF UKRAINIANS IN POLAND - writes in DGP: "Regarding migration, during her conversation with the Prime Minister, Merkel was surprised by the number of Ukrainians in Poland. She asked why this topic was not being highlighted. Such a declaration could be a game signaling a convergence of Warsaw and Berlin's positions on migration. It's possible that the Chancellor's internal troubles have made her more receptive to this type of argumentation."

-- CZARZASTY: I'LL GIVE UP HALF OF THE UNITED IN THE COUNTRY FOR A COALITION WITH RAZEM - says Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with Michał Sutowski in KP: "What else do I have to do for Razem to be satisfied? Yes, it happened, we messed up as a party, and I've apologized for it more than once. Cucumber soup? I've apologized a thousand times, should I cut myself now? I truly believe it's in Poland's interest for Mr. Zandberg to be strong, and for SLD to be strong, and ideally, for us to do something together."

-- CZARZASTY ON HOW PO NEGLECTED VAT: "PiS gained a lot from VAT enforcement, a topic that PO fatally neglected. And in addition, we advocate for a radical reduction in defense spending."

-- CZARZASTY ON DARES TO THINK DIFFERENTLY THAN PO: "A few days ago, Jan Śpiewak was nominated in the media as a candidate in Warsaw – I'll set aside the question of who agreed on this matter. Did you see what happened from the Civic Platform's side? (...) Towards those who dared to think differently than PO and nominate their own candidate. Doesn't that indicate something? And returning to the agreement with PSL – it would be a very good project, but difficult. Because, for example, the absorption of Nowoczesna by PO is easy. In the regional assembly districts – that's about 10-11 people times 85 districts – Nowoczesna will find these people somehow, but they simply don't exist at the district level. So there's nothing to fight for..."

http://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/wlodzimierz-czarzasty-sld-rozmowa-wybory-samorzadowe-2018/

-- JACEK LIZINIEWICZ IN GPC ON ARDANOWSKI: "From the very beginning of the 'good change' government, I was certain that MP Ardanowski would become the Minister of Agriculture. I observed him when he was in opposition, and I was convinced that he was the best candidate. In 2015, however, PiS opted for experience. After two and a half years, Ardanowski gets a chance to change rural Poland. Everything is in his hands. And the stakes are high, because the countryside is key to PiS maintaining power."

https://gpcodziennie.pl/92140-kluczdoutrzymaniawladzy.html

-- SROCZYŃSKI RESPONDS TO GAZETA READERS WHO ATTACKED HIM AFTER THE ARTICLE ABOUT MORAWIECKI: "It's the curse of our debate (on both sides of the barricade, by the way) that any deviation is treated as treason and an alliance with the opponents. Identical comments can be found under the texts of right-wing journalists Piotr Skwieciński or Łukasz Warzecha ('Are you already waiting for a job at Czerska,' etc.) when they write things that go against what can usually be read on wPolityce.pl. Mr. Krzysztof, Ms. Kotylia, my text may be foolish and inaccurate. But do not accuse either me or Woś of conformism. Believe me, you get hit hard enough for criticizing 'your own,' and the other side doesn't offer jobs at TVP for it."

-- A MOUNTAIN OF TRASH AFTER PLATFORM - GPC: "50,000 tons of waste in the municipality of Police were imported, among other places, from Germany. The permit for land lease to Ecorama, which imported waste for years, was issued by the district governor of Police, a leader of the local PO structures."

https://gpcodziennie.pl/92130-gorasmiecipoplatformie.html

-- GRZEGORZ SROCZYŃSKI ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RULING IN THE PRINTER CASE: "Well, if Leszek Bubel comes to Agora's printing house tomorrow with an order for a banner with the content, let's say: 'Leszek Bubel - Conference on Jews - Warsaw 2018,' they will have to print it for him. He will present the same arguments as the gay organizations in the printer's case: there are no content here that could violate anyone's sensitivity or views, it's pure information. 'If a printing house prints banners and has a price list, it must print this one too,' Bubel will say in court and refer to the ruling in the printer's case. I would prefer – as an Agora employee – that the court does not force us to print anything for Bubel."

http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,161770,23544249,sroczynski-zly-wyrok-na-drukarza-czy-jestesmy-gotowi-drukowac.html

-- RAFAŁ ZAKRZEWSKI ON THE RISK OF A REFERENDUM - in wyborcza.pl: "President Kaczyński likely recognizes that a referendum is a great political risk – embarrassing turnout, inflaming emotions, uncontrolled public debate, and perhaps also a quarrel within his own political camp. But he also knows that it will be difficult for him to stop the president. He cannot dismiss or discipline him as he does with the government. And he is aware that he cannot afford a sharp conflict with Duda, because PiS needs him in the electoral marathon."

http://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,23564851,kaczynski-ma-klopot-z-duda-referendum-prezydenta-jest-grozne.html

-- CAN POLAND GO INTO DEBT ENDLESSLY - Grzegorz Osiecki and Bartek Godusławski in DGP on the referendum: "If the president sees the need to ask these types of questions, let him play with the citizens with open cards and ask: are you in favor of Poland being able to go into debt endlessly. (...) The aforementioned brave soldier Švejk said that 'Everyone can err, and will err all the more, the more they ponder something.' Perhaps the constitutional debate simply lasted too long."

http://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/opinie/artykuly/576613,dlug-referendum-konstytucja-500-plus-wiek-emerytalny-prezydent-duda.html

-- A POWER STRUGGLE AMONG HIERARCHS - Tomasz Krzyżak in RZ: "The power struggle continues. Its peak will occur in the spring of 2019, when the bishops elect a new chairman. Most likely, they will choose the status quo and once again opt for Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, who is currently working tirelessly to unite the two wings. But other scenarios also seem possible."

http://www.rp.pl/Rzecz-o-polityce/180619124-Proba-sil-wsrod-hierarchow.html&cid=44

-- UNUSUAL GAZETA POLSKA - From the upcoming weekend issue, a supplement titled 'Niecodzienna Gazeta Polska' will be included with 'Gazeta Polska Codziennie.' It will feature, among other things, pop culture, health topics, and a humorous take on the World Cup.