-- KUKIZ WILL NOT SUPPORT THE EU IN THE CONSTITUTION, BIELAN ON TUSK USING STATE ORGANS AGAINST COMPETITORS - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/05/09/

-- DEFENDING THE EU'S ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST A WAVE OF PROTECTIONISM - KONRAD SZYMAŃSKI: "Key to the EU's economic success is the development of the single market. We must also defend these achievements against a wave of protectionism today. From the outset, Poland has supported ambitious actions in building the digital single market. In the strategic sphere, Poland supports the development of defense policy in agreement with NATO. We note that threats to European security emanating from the East and South are of equally crucial importance to the EU. We also see opportunities for European agreement on migration if any forms of mandatory relocation are ultimately excluded."

-- SZYMAŃSKI ON CYBER THREAT FROM RUSSIA: "Strategically, we draw attention to the need for deeper cooperation on issues of terrorism, cyber threats, and Russia's policy in the region."
https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/445816-wiceszef-msz-premier-przedstawi-pozytywna-wizje-ue -- NO ENTREPRENEUR TEST - JADWIGA EMILEWICZ IN A TEXT FOR DGP: "There will be no additional legal instruments, no amendments to the law aimed at verifying the authenticity of companies in Poland."
https://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/opinie/artykuly/597406,emilewicz-test-przedsiebiorcy-opinia.html

-- PROF. DUDEK ON PODLEŚNA'S ARREST - tells Grzegorz Osiecki in DGP: "On the other hand, Ms. Podleśna's case appeals to those who fear the growth of PiS authoritarianism. We just can't assess the scale of these groups."

-- DUDEK ON THE KEY FACTOR FOR TURNOUT: "Turnout. The higher it is, the greater Kaczyński's chances of victory. That's why the party leader is traveling to smaller towns. His message, and that of media supporting PiS, to Poland B is: 'We know these elections are not important to you, but go and vote because there will be a catastrophe and we will lose power.' PiS fears a change in psychological attitude, that if they lose these elections, it might also happen in the autumn. Beyond this context, the election result is not important for the ruling camp, because whether 22 MPs from PiS go to Brussels, or 20 from the Coalition, or vice versa, it doesn't matter. What matters is that whoever has one or two more MPs will declare they have won. In essence, these are parliamentary primaries, that's the real stake. If the European elections were at the end of the electoral marathon, I assure you that the activity of the most important politicians would not even be half as great."
https://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/opinie/artykuly/597417,prof-dudek-kampania-podlesna-jazdzewski-wyniki-wybory-europejski.html

-- PIS IS GAMBLING WITH FORT TRUMP - JEDYNKA RZ: "While fighting for right-wing votes in the European Parliament elections, PiS may jeopardize Polish-American relations. These words are all the more important because Poland is in the final stages of negotiations to strengthen the US military presence in our country. Andrzej Duda will discuss this with Donald Trump in June. When 'Rzeczpospolita' revealed the scenario of Trump's visit on April 15, American sources told us that nothing might come of it if a scandal similar to the amendment to the IPN law regarding the punishment of those who deem Poles co-responsible for the Holocaust were to occur."
https://www.rp.pl/Dyplomacja/305089900-Prawo-i-Sprawiedliwosc-igra-z-Fortem-Trump.html

-- JUST ACT SPEAKS PRIMARILY OF THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS AND MEMORY - JERZY HASZCZYŃSKI IN AN RZ COMMENTARY: "The American JUST Act, concerning ownerless property, speaks primarily of the needs of Holocaust survivors and the dissemination of knowledge about the Holocaust. Support for the few remaining survivors is morally beautiful and financially negligible. In terms of education, it can encompass the renovation of Jewish cemeteries, special lessons and lectures, meetings, scientific research, writing and publishing books. A lot is happening in these matters, such as the renovation of the Jewish Cemetery at Okopowa Street in Warsaw, for which the state budget has allocated PLN 100 million. Even more should be done, bringing benefits to Poland in the process. It is difficult to understand why the Polish authorities do not publicize positive actions but succumb to hysteria regarding Law 447."

-- PIS POLITICIANS HAVE CLEARLY DECIDED TO BLOW UP FORT TRUMP WHILE FIGHTING THE NATIONALIST CONFEDERATION FOR 1 OR 2% OF VOTES - HASZCZYŃSKI FURTHER STATES, THE IDEAS OF AN ANTI-447 LAW MUST BE ABANDONED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE: "PiS politicians have clearly decided to blow up Fort Trump while fighting the nationalist Confederation for 1 or 2% of votes in the autumn elections. They would likely gain more if the US President appeared at the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the war, along with dozens of other leaders, which would ultimately – a few weeks before the elections – bury the narrative of the country's international isolation caused by Kaczyński's party. But election percentages are a party matter. Strengthening the military alliance with America is Poland's business. The ideas of an anti-447 law must be abandoned as soon as possible."
https://www.rp.pl/Komentarze/305089898-Haszczynski-Wysadzanie--Fortu-Trump.html

-- THE USA EXPLAINS LAW 447 - PAWEŁ WROŃSKI IN GW: "Carr's visit may be an expression of the US administration's concern that the issue of Law 447 (the so-called JUST Act), adopted by the US Congress in 2017, may affect the course of the election campaign in Poland and the state of Polish-American relations. The law calls on the State Department to take action in European countries to return property unjustly lost by Holocaust victims and to present a report on this matter in November 2019."
http://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,24764926,usa-tlumacza-sie-w-warszawie-z-ustawy-447-chodzi-o-mienie-ofiar.html

-- BELKA SHINES, WHILE CIMOSZEWICZ CANNOT EVEN EXUDE EMOTION, A SLEEPY CAMPAIGN - MICHAŁ WOJTCZUK in Gazeta Stołeczna: "He has a well-known name - respond activists from the Warsaw Civic Platform to the question about the strengths of the election campaign of Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, former Prime Minister, who is the leader of the European Coalition's list in Warsaw. And then they fall silent. Because there is nothing more to say. Is a name enough? Cimoszewicz's campaign strongly contrasts with the campaign of another former Prime Minister – Marek Belka, who is the lead candidate for the European Coalition in the Łódź constituency."

-- WE WON'T EVEN FIND OUT WHERE HE PLANS TO HOLD ELECTION MEETINGS FROM FACEBOOK - WOJTCZUK further on CIMOSZEWICZ: "We won't even find out from Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz's Facebook where his election meeting will take place soon. The latest post is from a day ago. The former Prime Minister posted two photos and an emotionless entry: 'Thank you to the Federation of Uniformed Services Associations for the large turnout and interesting discussion.' He has no Twitter account. He does not engage in current political activities; for example, he did not appear yesterday at a press conference where Włodzimierz Czarzasty, the leader of the SLD, along with other supporters of secularism, protested against the police detention of Elżbieta Podleśna. However, he did participate in a Monday debate with Frans Timmermans and Aleksander Kwaśniewski about the future of the European Union. It passed completely unnoticed in the media."
http://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,24764969,belka-blyszczy-a-cimoszewicz-nie-potrafi-nawet-wykrzesac-emocji.html

-- ANDRZEJ GAJCY ON THE BOOK ABOUT MORAWIECKI - writes in Onet: "In the second book titled 'Delfin. Mateusz Morawiecki,' authors Piotr Gajdziński and Jakub N. Gajdziński – a former spokesperson for the bank headed by the current Prime Minister – put forward the thesis that Morawiecki is the only politician on the right who threatens Jarosław Kaczyński's position – because he is patient as a long-distance runner. Contrary to appearances, this publication is not a eulogy, but a classic biography with its darker sides as well."

-- IN GAJCY'S OPINION - THE BOOKS WILL NOT HARM MORAWIECKI: "Will these books harm Morawiecki and PiS? I dare to doubt it. The effect might even be the opposite, as the head of government, who doesn't have the best standing among the 'party grassroots,' may gain a lot now. The 'good change' electorate will likely stand up in his defense, which will also help the party itself. It's just interesting how the prosecution and Morawiecki himself will react. In any normal rule of law state, such serious accusations should be thoroughly investigated, and the Prime Minister should either refute them or resign. However, likely nothing of the sort will happen, and the authors will shine in the media recounting their stories from the border of political fiction."

-- FAKT ON BOOKS ABOUT MORAWIECKI: "In turn, in the section 'May, but not Theresa, but Karol,' the authors put forward the thesis that Morawiecki is the only politician on the right who threatens Jarosław Kaczyński's position – because he is patient as a long-distance runner. Knowing the arrangement in PiS, it's hard to imagine a more damaging thesis for Morawiecki..."
https://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polityka/ksiazkami-w-premiera/lb56ydv

-- CONFEDERATION WON A CASE AGAINST TVN: "The applicants argued that the report deliberately omitted Confederation, while showing all election committees in the European Parliament elections, even those that did not collect the required number of signatures. The court agreed with Confederation's arguments, finding that the 'Fakty' report was unreliable and misleading,' it was stated in Confederation's announcement. The court's decision states that TVN must issue a correction of the false information on its station's airwaves during the 'Fakty' program at 7 p.m. The justification for the verdict reads: 'In the broadcast material, when displaying the logos of Law and Justice, European Coalition, Wiosna, Kukiz'15, and Lewica Razem, it was commented that these are the largest election committees.'
https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/konfederacja-kontra-tvn-jest-decyzja-sadu-w-zwiazku-z-pozwem-w-trybie-wyborczym/r44p275

-- ON THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES BY PIS - ŁUKASZ PAWŁOWSKI IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: "And this is precisely the essence of the second wave of privatization, which I have already written about in 'Kultura Liberalna' – instead of improving the quality of public services, the government decides on individual monetary transfers, and citizens, impatient with the deteriorating quality of public systems, buy the services they need on the private market. The government's latest moves, led by the announcement of the so-called 'Kaczyński's Five,' only reinforce these tendencies. Its essential part consists precisely of cash transfers, topped by the expansion of the Family 500+ program and the thirteenth pension. And the only plan to improve public services – restoring local bus connections nationwide – is losing funding and being relegated to the margins."

-- PAWŁOWSKI ON THE FRUSTRATION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS: "The Polish middle class is falling into the same trap that all middle classes fall into: in the US, France, Germany, or even Scandinavia. Their wages are simply not growing proportionally to their aspirations and to necessary expenses, including expenses for social services," he said in an interview for 'Tygodnik Powszechny.' According to Szlendak, social transfers are an additional source of frustration. "The middle class feels that it bears the costs of these types of transfers, receiving nothing in return. Higher wages and the availability of high-quality universal services, rather than a transfer of PLN 500 for the first child, could improve their situation."
https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2019/05/07/pawlowski-druga-fala-prywatyzacji-bunt-klasa-srednia/

-- THE GOVERNMENT REMAINS SILENT ON DIRTY OIL FROM RUSSIA - ANDRZEJ KUBLIK in GW: "For the second week, Poland has not been receiving crude oil from Russia due to its contamination. The crisis may last for months, and the government remains silent. (...) What's worse, the problem doesn't exist for the opposition either. Perhaps this is not surprising, as the PiS government's behavior regarding the suspension of Russian crude oil supplies looks like a copy of the 'hot water in the tap' policy of the PO-PSL government. In Moscow, they must only be pleased with the Poles' lack of interest in this scandal."
http://wyborcza.pl/7,155290,24764154,polska-bez-ropy-z-rosji-a-rzad-chowa-glowe-w-piasek.html

-- BIRTHDAYS: Marek Cichocki, Marcin Twaróg, Jerzy Szteliga, Leszek Czarnecki, Marcin Kędryna (turning 50), Stanisław Pięta, Justyna Orłowska.