-- PETRU ON THE LIGHT OF NOWOCZESNA, LUBNAUER ON MISIEŁO, PAD ON LACK OF AGREEMENT FOR HIGHER VAT ON ANIMAL MEDICINES - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/11/30

-- ORLEN GAVE KUBICA WINGS - front-page headline in SE.

-- ORLEN BRAND TO HAVE GLOBAL REACH - headline in RZ.

-- GAZETA STOŁECZNA ON CROWDS AT BIEDROŃ'S WARSAW BRAINSTORMING SESSION - as written by Wojciech Karpieszuk: “Young and old came to the Palladium cinema, there were a lot of high school students. Not everyone fit, some people watched the report from the meeting on a big screen in the nearby Hybrydy club. Biedroń quickly gave the floor back to the attendees, he moved around the hall with a microphone, people submitted demands, and a quick discussion and vote followed. – We will vote like in the Sejm, express and at night, such standards, sorry – Biedroń joked. During the voting, he jumped onto the stage, the attendees raised their hands, and he assessed whether the majority was for or against. He was merely a moderator of the debate, trying to extract concrete proposals. He said: – I know it's difficult, you think politicians should come up with ideas, and I think you have better ones.” http://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,24227313,robert-biedron-show-tlumy-na-spotkaniu-z-bylym-prezydentem.html

-- POLICE SUMMONED WOJCIECH CIEŚLA FOR ARTICLE ON MUSZYŃSKI: “- I'm speechless - says Wojciech Cieśla, a journalist for 'Newsweek', summoned to the police for publishing an article 'without the consent of the interested party,' i.e., Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Tribunal Mariusz Muszyński. The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights emphasizes that this is the first such case in Poland.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24228178,dziennikarz-newsweeka-wezwany-na-policje-za-napisanie-artykulu.html

-- PROFESSOR ANTONI DUDEK ON WHY THE AMERICANS' REACTION TO TVN WAS SO STRONG: “TVN is not 'just any' American investment - in financial terms, it is the largest American investment in Poland. For natural reasons, if 'something' is the largest investment in a foreign country, the ambassador should be interested in it. While completely disagreeing with the form in which the ambassador intervened, it could have been done through an oral conversation, for example, with Prime Minister Morawiecki - I draw attention to the standards that apply in the United States. It is not accepted in American political culture for members of the government to stigmatize the media. Here the question arises whether the government side has gone too far in criticizing TVN. TVN is the main center (in electronic media) of resistance to PiS. The question is what's next. If the information circulating in public opinion is true - which I cannot verify - that an attempt was made to buy TVN from the Americans and that certain government circles tried to involve state-owned companies to buy TVN in order to change its ideological profile, it would show the depths of Ms. Mosbacher's reaction. If this fact were true - and we have not heard any denial from the government - it could indeed displease Americans very much, as it would be an attempt to monopolize the media discourse.”

-- DUDEK BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LEAK OF MOSBACHER'S LETTER: “The fact that this unopened letter leaked to the public is a huge scandal, which is why, in my opinion, an investigation should be launched into this matter. This shows a complete lack of professionalism on the part of certain officials, or it is an element of political gamesmanship within the ruling camp, which has put this government in a very difficult situation.” http://m.fronda.pl/a/prof-antoni-dudek-dla-frondy-skandal-wokol-listu-mosbacher-powinno-ruszyc-sledztwo,118877.html

-- JACEK NIZINKIEWICZ IN RZ ON PIŚ UNDERMINING MEDIA CREDIBILITY - writes in RZ: “The undermining of media credibility is ongoing, based on the principle: 'He who is not with Mieciu [PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński] will be swept away.' Now, pro-government media want to buy one of the largest radio stations with state loans. There is a prevailing belief in the ruling camp that with subservient journalists, their rule will not be threatened. In Hungary, Viktor Orbán managed to subjugate or bring down free media. PiS dreams of a similar scenario. The question is, do Poles want media that simply agree with politicians?” https://www.rp.pl/Analizy/311299866-Wolne-media-coraz-bardziej-wadza-wladzy.html&template=restricted

-- WOJCIECH SZACKI ON THE STRANGE BLISSFULNESS IN PLATFORMA: “Grabiec's words about 500+ have a broader context. PO [Civic Platform] should not talk about PiS's 500+ at all, it should have its own 500+. There are less than 11 months until the elections, and there is no program. Poles are happy, they live better than ever, PiS has stable support, and all PO says is 'Let's remove PiS.' I am not speaking without grounds; here is a recent tweet from MEP Dariusz Rosati: 'We are anti-PiS. Because when someone sets our common house on fire, you must first immobilize the arsonist, and only then - together - start rebuilding the house. Therefore, removing PiS from power is the most important task today.' Well, if in 2019 the main point of PO's program will be removing PiS from power, then the main point of the opposition's program in 2023 will also be removing PiS from power.” https://szacki.blog.polityka.pl/2018/11/29/dziwna-blogosc-w-po/?nocheck=1

-- PIOTR ZAREMBA ON THE INTERVIEW WITH TIMMERMANS IN GW - THEY ARE HARMING HIM BY LETTING HIM RAMBLE: "There was a story about the painter Jan Styka and God, who told him: 'Don't paint me on your knees, paint me well.' Well, no one is telling the journalists at 'Wyborcza' this. And that is why they are essentially harming their interviewee by letting him ramble about whatever comes to his mind. When asked about the durability of the European Union, Timmermans goes back to very old times - when he was an ambassador to the Soviet Union and warned against the collapse of that empire, and his superiors didn't want to listen. Later it turned out that the USSR did indeed disintegrate. 'What is created by man can be destroyed by man,' Timmermans concludes gloomily. Well, we Poles do not necessarily understand when we are told about the collapse of the Soviet Union in this tone. 'He warned against collapse'? Wasn't that collapse a blessing? More importantly, no one explains to the Western politician that this comparison of the USSR and the EU is a favorite tactic of ... anti-European circles in Poland. If we are to measure the durability of human endeavors by the Soviet Union, the regret over the Union, threatened by a powerful crisis, will be even less. A 'Wyborcza' reader might swallow it, but will other Poles swallow it too?”

-- BY THE WAY, ZAREMBA WRITES ABOUT THE EU - TO EUROSPCEPTICS: IF YOU HAVE BETTER GUARANTEES FOR THE STABILIZATION AND SECURITY OF CENTRAL EUROPE, PRESENT THEM: “Elsewhere, Timmermans finds reasons for the Union. It is supposed to defend us, among other things, from Vladimir Putin. I don't know if it would defend us effectively, but when there is turmoil on our eastern border, it's an argument always worth considering. I myself advise eurosceptics: if you have better guarantees for the stabilization and security of Central Europe, present them.” https://www.przewodnik-katolicki.pl/Archiwum/2018/Przewodnik-Katolicki-48-2018/Opinie/Recepty-Fransa-Timmermansa

-- FAKT ON A WON CONTRACT BY THE FORMER HEAD OF KNF DURING THE PO GOVERNMENT - Dariusz Grzędziński: “Marek Ch. (37) didn't even have a doctorate from the Warsaw School of Economics when he earned over PLN 2 million from a government contract - Fakt found out. In October 2011, he won a competition at the Ministry of Justice as part of the EU program 'Modernization of the way justice services are provided.' The contract was backed by Prof. Tomasz S. (46), whom Marek Ch. knew from university. The same Tomasz S. who a year ago was caught by the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau for corruption and was released from pre-trial detention at the beginning of October. When on April 15, 2011, the Ministry of Justice, then headed by the current President of NIK, Krzysztof Kwiatkowski (47), announced a competition for the 'Analysis of the organizational structure of the common courts,' Marek Ch. was running a sole proprietorship business.” https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/aresztowany-byly-szef-knf-zrobil-przekret-juz-za-po/see660t

-- GW ON MAREK CH. - as written by Agata Kondzińska and Iwona Szpala: “For Ch.'s public career, the year 2016 is crucial. It was then that a researcher from SGH, unknown to the public, entered the Monetary Policy Council. He was recommended by PiS senators: SKOK founder Grzegorz Bierecki, Senate Speaker Stanisław Karczewski, Deputy Speaker Michał Seweryński, Marek Martynowski, known in parliament as a 'soldier of Nowogrodzka,' Marek Pęk, Aleksander Szwed, Stanisław Gogacz. Gogacz and Szwed told 'Wyborcza' that they don't remember why they supported Marek Ch. (...) The circle of people around Ch. is shrinking. Former acquaintances do not want to talk about him. And PiS, with whom he made a brilliant career, now claims they hardly know him.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24227157,blyskotliwa-kariera-i-bolesny-upadek-szefa-knf.html

-- EWA IVANOVA ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO KNF - THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS HERE - writes in GW: “What did the politician heading the prosecutor's office not say? Why the investigation only started after 'Wyborcza' published its report. What happened to the lawyer Giertych's letter, and why didn't it go to the organized crime and corruption unit in the National Prosecutor's Office, but to the complaints and applications department. He also did not say that a prosecutor from the National Prosecutor's Office was punished for it by being exiled to a district prosecutor's office. Without disciplinary proceedings and without a court. We don't know if he actually made a big mistake or if he was a scapegoat because he was following orders. The prosecutor's office has not been answering questions on this matter for many days.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24227179,afera-knf-tu-nie-ma-przypadkow.html

-- RZ ON THE FRONT PAGE ABOUT A REPORT CRUSHING THE CURRENT EFFECTS OF MIĘSZKANIE PLUS: “The first two years of the Mieszkanie+ (Housing+) program can be considered lost - these are the conclusions from a report commissioned by the government. The document has already landed on the desks of Prime Minister Morawiecki and Jarosław Kaczyński. Since the program's inauguration in June 2016, many mistakes have been made - claim the report's authors. They point to frequent changes in concept and poorly prepared legal acts by the Ministry of Infrastructure. In their opinion, the most serious damage is the creation of 'completely unrealistic expectations' among voters.” https://www.rp.pl/Nieruchomosci/311299879-Problemy-z-rzadowym-programem-Mieszkanie-plus.html&template=restricted

-- CHAOS IN SCHOOLS AND ZALEWSKA DELIGHTED WITH THE REFORM - front page of GW: “Minister of Education Anna Zalewska summarized the second year of the education reform. - I have good news for teachers, students, and parents - she said. Parents of affected cohorts are protesting, and teachers are preparing for a strike.” http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24227111,w-szkolach-chaos-a-minister-zalewska-zachwycona-reforma.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Artur Bazak, Tomasz Rożek, Jacek Gdański, Eugeniusz Morawski.