-- DIE WELT WRITES THAT POLAND HAS NEVER BEEN CLOSER TO STOPPING NORD STREAM 2: “Due to the attempted poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Poland has never been closer to stopping the construction of Nord Stream 2 – writes 'Die Welt' on Tuesday. This project is not economic, but primarily political and military – warns Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński in the newspaper” https://forsal.pl/swiat/artykuly/7818561,nord-stream-2-die-welt-polska-jeszcze-nigdy-nie-byla-tak-blisko-zatrzymania-budowy-nord-stream-2.html -- BELARUS IS A WOMAN - ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT IN GW: “The statistically average Belarusian woman is no longer waiting for a savior and defender, but is increasingly taking responsibility for her fate. All these phenomena seem to be consistently ignored by Alexander Lukashenko, even now when thousands of enraged women are shouting on the streets, 'Leave! Leave!'. The president is not changing his governing style, as if he were incapable of drawing conclusions from his defeat. Dialogue between him and the rebellious Belarusian women is no longer possible.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75399,26273566,lukaszenka-przeciwko-kobietom-kobiety-przeciwko-lukaszence.html -- POLAND SHOULD MORE CLEARLY DEFINE ITS GOALS TOWARDS BELARUS - MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF ITS SOVEREIGNTY - JACEK KARNOWSKI: “Poland should more clearly define its goals towards Belarus, and it should actively pursue them. And the most important goal should be to maintain the highest possible degree of Belarus's sovereignty, both legal and factual. This means, above all, deterring Russia, which today poses the sole, and at the same time powerful, threat to the subjectivity of our neighbor. This must be done by our own efforts, but also by drawing the attention of the international community, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the UN, and other organizations to this problem, to Russian appetites. Sanctions should also be called for in this direction.” -- WHOEVER FALLS INTO RUSSIA'S HANDS ONCE, WILL NOT EASILY BREAK FREE FROM THE SHACKLES - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “If the civil resistance movement, sooner or later, gains leaders, structures, and a program, and at the same time the subjectivity and sovereignty of the Belarusian state are maintained, scenarios beneficial to us and to Belarusians can be implemented. If Belarus loses its de facto sovereignty, there will be no good way out, even if the social movement achieves victory. Because whoever falls into Russia's hands once, will not easily break free from the shackles.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/516668-najwazniejsza-sprawa-dla-polski-jest-suwerennosc-bialorusi -- PIS LEADS IN VOTER INTENTION POLL, HOŁOWNIA'S MOVEMENT OUTPACES TRZASKOWSKI'S MOVEMENT - SOCIAL CHANGES SURVEY: “Law and Justice would receive the greatest support, with 36% of decided voters voting for it. Szymon Hołownia's Polska 2050 movement would be in second place, with 23% of respondents indicating it. Rafał Trzaskowski's Nowa Solidarność would also be on the podium, with 20% support. In fourth place is Konfederacja with a result of 7%, and in fifth place is Civic Coalition with support of 6%. Below the threshold is Lewica with 4% support, and Polish People's Party, indicated by just 3% of respondents.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/516680-wyborcy-opozycji-sa-zmeczeni-starymi-partiami-i-to-bardzo -- THE EDITORIAL TEAM DID US DIRTY - DAWID WARSZAWSKI ON GW'S INTERVIEW WITH URBAN - he writes in Gazeta Wyborcza: “However, using the pages of 'Wyborcza' for Urban to once again say that he was right is an abuse of trust towards the readers of 'Wyborcza', the people who co-created it, and the authors publishing in it. Belonging to all three groups, I want to say that the editorial team did us dirty.” -- GRANTING A PLATFORM TO URBAN MEANS RECOGNIZING THE INTERLOCUTOR'S VIEWS AS WORTHY OF PUBLIC PRESENTATION - WARSAWSKI CONTINUES: “The fact that the interviewer, Grzegorz Wysocki, repeatedly emphasizes that he disagrees with Urban does not matter. It would be equally possible to interview an antisemite, a racist, a homophobe, or a misogynist, allowing them to express their views and declaring opposition; I suspect, moreover, that Wysocki's interviewee would also gladly appear with such views on the pages of 'Wyborcza'. What matters is not 'Wyborcza's' opposition, but the platform it has provided. Granting it means that we consider the interlocutor's views worthy of public presentation, even if we disagree with them. In other words, 'Wyborcza' has just opened a debate about who was right during martial law. Pathetic and shameful.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,26280960,dac-trybune-rzecznikowi-stanu-wojennego-zenada-i-wstyd.html -- THE PRIME MINISTER HANDED OVER THE KEYS TO THE BELARUSIAN HOUSE TO TICHANOVSKAYA - A VILLA ON SASKIE KĘPA PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, OCIEPA DILUTES PiS'S INITIATIVE ON ANIMALS, BIELAN ON THE INEVITABLE DIVISION OF MAZOWIA - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/09/09/ -- MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI ON THE BACKGROUND OF OVERTHROWING THE PREVIOUS IDEA OF KILLING ANIMALS FOR FUR: “After the idea was overthrown, through aggressive lobbying and some bought media, as well as sponsored political circles, things remained the same. It was decided that such power was enough to drown out the problem.” -- THE PROJECT IS AMBITIOUS AND WELL THOUGHT-OUT - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “The current bill is much more ambitious, well thought-out, and covers the entire scope of issues that are important to people who care about the fate of animals, and I am one of them. It avoids extremes, precisely defines boundaries, and addresses key problems, such as private animal shelters, sometimes (I'm not saying always!) being slaughterhouses, such as extremely inhumane conditions for keeping dogs, the lack of tools to react in situations of cruelty, and the justified needs of religious communities. This is not an ideological proposal; it does not equate animals with humans, but it reminds us of the Christian duty to respect our fellow creatures – which does not mean we don't sometimes have to kill them or use them. But we never take pleasure from it and only do so when it is necessary.” -- A REFERENCE TO THE BEST TRADITIONS OF POLISH AND CHRISTIAN SENSITIVITY - KARNOWSKI CONTINUES: “This project is a reference to the best traditions of Polish and Christian sensitivity, and at the same time a sensible step towards wise modernity. If I were to add anything, it would be a postulate to consider how to increase the availability of veterinary services – they are terribly expensive today when it comes to helping stray animals, strays, etc. But apart from that, it would indeed be difficult to understand if good people did not support this proposal to civilize the sphere of animal protection.” https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/516804-nie-dajmy-sie-nabrac-to-dobry-przemyslany-projekt -- THIS IS ALL AN OPEN POLEMIC WITH THE SOLIDARNA POLSKA ENVIRONMENT - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “This is all an open polemic with voices from the Solidarna Polska environment of Zbigniew Ziobro, which has been conducting an ideological offensive in recent weeks. The arguments of SP politicians were best presented by one of the leaders of this environment. During a meeting at Nowogrodzka Street, he attacked Mateusz Morawiecki, saying that he was supposed to solve problems with Brussels, improve Poland's image, and regain the middle class and city dwellers for the right, but this did not happen. Therefore – according to SP politicians – it's not worth being grateful to the mainstream if it brings no results, but one must firmly manifest one's convictions and fight for one's values. A malicious person might reply that Morawiecki's plan could not succeed when the Prime Minister had Ziobro and his environment behind him – Jacek Kurski, the president of TVP, was often counted among them – who, on every issue, pressed the accelerator, engaging in races of radicalism. In this situation, the problem was not radicalism or conciliation, but a lack of consistency – and ultimately credibility – on the part of the government.” https://www.rp.pl/Rzecz-o-polityce/200909446-Michal-Szuldrzynski-PiS---oda-do-mlodosci.html -- KACZYŃSKI DOES NOT INTEND TO GIVE UP ON ANIMALS - MARCIN MAKOWSKI IN WP: “This time, the political game to ban fur farming and improve animal welfare, personally endorsed by Jarosław Kaczyński and the Young PiS Forum, is serious. Without giving way, with the possible support of the opposition and an incorporated conflict with Father Tadeusz Rydzyk at the forefront. 'The aim is to reclaim part of the ecological agenda from the left,' a WP informant says.” -- WE WANT TO APPROACH ECOLOGY FROM A CONSERVATIVE SIDE - MAKOWSKI QUOTES A PiS POLITICIAN: “- Currently, we are talking not only about furs but about a whole package of animal protection, and it is harder to argue against that. The face of the project is directly Jarosław Kaczyński, but it emerges from discussions held for months in the PiS youth organization. We want to approach ecology from a conservative side, which has so far been appropriated by the left - one of the party's politicians tells WP. The President himself also mentions the involvement of young people at Tuesday's press conference, arguing that this is a 'law that all good people in Poland will support,' and then giving the floor to Michał Moskal, chairman of the PiS Young Forum.” -- WE WANT TO BUILD A SOCIALLY SENSITIVE RIGHT-WING PARTY, NOT A PARTY THAT BACKS DOWN BECAUSE SOLIDARNA POLSKA GETS OFFENDED - A PiS POLITICIAN CONTINUES IN WP: “Before the elections, there was a fear that Father Rydzyk would turn his back on us, which is dangerous, but now? It needs to be implemented quickly and moved forward. We want to build a conservative, but socially sensitive right-wing party. Not a party that takes a step back because Konfederacja, Father Rydzyk, or Solidarna Polska gets offended – argues the WP interviewee. He adds that the fur industry accounts for 0.06% of national exports with a negative tax income, not an industry that 'could plunge Polish agriculture.' As Wirtualna Polska learns, ecological issues and new programmatic directions are to be developed at a programmatic convention for young people, most likely planned for the turn of the year.” https://opinie.wp.pl/makowski-antyfuterkowa-ekorewolucja-kaczynski-nie-zamierza-odpuszczac-opinia-6551859815110785a -- TVP INFO PUBLISHERS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE BAN ON SOLIDARNA POLSKA HAS BEEN LIFTED - DOMINIKA WIELOWIEYSKA IN GW: “Kaczyński's relations with Ziobro have normalized, and perhaps that's why on Friday, publishers received information that the ban on SP had been lifted. The first swallow has already appeared: Solidarna Polska MP Norbert Kaczmarczyk appeared in Tuesday's morning program on TVP Info.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,26280516,odwilz-w-tvp.html -- VOTER REGISTERS IN THE HANDS OF THE NATIONAL ELECTION COMMISSION - TOMASZ ŻÓŁCIAK AND GRZEGORZ OSIECKI ON PLANNED CHANGES TO THE ELECTORAL CODE: “Voter registers in the hands of the National Electoral Commission (PKW). Coalition talks are currently underway on this matter within the United Right. This would mean taking registers away from local governments, but it would allow avoiding situations like the one in May, when authorities refused to hand over voter data to Poczta Polska for postal voting.” -- NO AD HOC POLLSTERS - DGP CONTINUES: “Amendments to poll publications. One of the ideas involves a ban on publishing poll results within a specific period before elections, e.g., a week before election day. Another variant proposes publishing polls only by certified research centers. This is intended to prevent ad hoc polling stations, which attempt to create political reality rather than describe it, from influencing the campaign.” https://wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/polityka/artykuly/7818078,pis-kodeks-wyborcy-glosowanie-zmiany-kampania-sondaz.html -- GIL-PIĄTEK IN A FORMATION THAT HAS PROGRESSIVE ONLY IN THEIR SUITS - MACIEJ GDULA IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: “In this context, Gill-Piątek's declarations that, regardless of what Hołownia thinks, for example, on the issue of women's rights or LGBT rights, the former Lewica MP in the Sejm intends to continue voting according to her conscience, only irritates me. By moving to Hołownia, Hanna Gill-Piątek supports an age-old pseudo-progressive policy, which is modern only in its suits.” -- YOU HAVE JOINED WHAT YOU YOURSELF FOUGHT AGAINST FOR YEARS - GDULA CONTINUES: “Therefore, I cannot wish you well, Hanka, on your new political path. You have joined what you yourself fought against for years. Out of sympathy for you, I regret your defeat.” https://krytykapolityczna.pl/kraj/porazka-hanny-gill-piatek/ -- THE SMALL NUMBER OF INFECTIONS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE EXTINGUISHED THE OUTBREAKS, NOT BECAUSE WE ARE DOING TOO FEW TESTS - MIŁADA JĘDRUSIK IN OKO: “Poland has been 'blue' in recent days, but when the summer 'surge' of infections began at the end of July, bringing us record new cases, for practically the entire August we exceeded an average of 3% positive results. Only in September did this percentage drop. And it dropped not because we are doing fewer tests, but we are doing fewer tests because successive summer outbreaks are subsiding.” https://oko.press/testy-na-koronawirusa-dlaczego-tak-malo/ -- KRZYSZTOF KARNKOWSKI IN GPC REMINDS THAT PLATFORMA SUPPORTED LECH KACZYŃSKI: “The execution, shoddy acceptance, waste, and lack of necessary repairs are the responsibility of his successors. Primarily the team of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, whose people still call the shots in Warsaw's Municipal Water and Sewage Company (MPWiK). It is worth reminding Trzaskowski once and for all that Professor Lech Kaczyński became the president of Warsaw not only thanks to PiS's support but also to Civic Platform, whose candidate Andrzej Olechowski lost in the first round not only to Kaczyński but also to Marek Balicki, who then represented SLD.” https://niezalezna.pl/350645-nic-oprocz-pogardy -- THE AWARD IS CONFIRMATION THAT THE DIRECTION OF THE MULTI-ENERGY CONCERN IS CORRECT - DANIEL OBAJTEK IN RZ: “It is one of the most important distinctions I have received. It is a commitment that further strengthens my conviction that the direction I have chosen, namely building a multi-energy concern, is correct. This award is proof that my actions are positively assessed.” -- OBAJTEK ON SEARCHING FOR A PARTNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES INDICATED BY THE EC: “We now have 12 months to find a partner to fulfill the remedial measures. We are in talks with companies from Europe and beyond. Our main goal is a beneficial exchange of certain assets. It doesn't have to be an exchange one-to-one, e.g., station for station. Perhaps we will move into more modern petrochemicals or energy. The most important thing is that we gain the opportunity for further development. The takeover of PGNiG will also serve this purpose. The process has already begun, and we want to complete it at the same time as the merger with Lotos.” -- OBAJTEK ON THE GROWING ROLE OF RETAIL IN THE CONTEXT OF TAKING OVER RUCH: “Orlen has strong retail sales. In two years, we will exceed 2,000 stations in Poland. We are also developing strongly abroad. We have significant revenue from non-fuel sales. RUCH is not just press distribution. It involves logistics and kiosks, which we can use to promote our brand. These synergies have been valued. We are entering a business that shows promise. Retail is a very developing area for us.” -- A STRONG CONCERN WILL HELP IN THE ENERGY TRANSFORMATION - OBAJTEK CONTINUES IN RZ: “We must create a strong concern to carry out the energy transformation in such a way that it is beneficial for us and the Polish economy. Incidentally, so that our companies earn money. I assure you, it will be manageable. Buying something is one thing, and effectively carrying out the entire process of optimization and restructuring and merging subsidiaries is another. There are appropriate advisors for this, so that management is quick and precise.” https://www.rp.pl/Forum-Ekonomiczne/309089921-Daniel-Obajtek-Chcemy-wyzwolic-synergie-wynikajace-z-przejec.html -- BGK SUPPORTS POLISH COMPANY EXPORTS: BGK is purchasing receivables from an export contract of the Polish company Wielton S.A., thus supporting the delivery of 25 trailers from the manufacturer to the Ivory Coast. Without the instruments offered by the Polish development bank, expansion into some markets would be impossible or very difficult. Other companies also see potential for similar development and are increasingly exporting their products to the African market. Data for 2019 indicate about a 25% increase in trade. Currently, Africa's share in total Polish exports is about 1%. https://media.bgk.pl/107569-bgk-wspiera-eksporterow-juz-na-siedemdziesieciu-rynkach-zagranicznych -- BIRTHDAYS: Andrzej Smirnow, Andrzej Olechowski, Waldemar Sługocki.