-- ANOTHER WAVE OF COVID CASES IS SWEEPING THROUGH POLAND. VACCINATIONS ONLY FROM DECEMBER 6TH, THE MINISTRY PRETENDED THE PROBLEM DIDN'T EXIST FOR A LONG TIME - SŁAWOMIR ZAGÓRSKI ON OKO.PRESS: “COVID-19 hasn't forgotten about us. For over 3 months, many of us have been falling ill, and we are also seeing deaths. The ministry pretended the problem didn't exist for a long time. Due to disputes with the vaccine manufacturer, they will be available in our country with a significant delay. The drug for home treatment is prohibitively expensive. The Ministry of Health pretended for a long time that there were no COVID cases in the autumn of 2023, and when asked why nothing was being said about new vaccinations, the answer was that we were waiting for Novavax's product, as if the new version of Pfizer's vaccine didn't exist at all”. -- IT IS A LITTLE-KNOWN PROTEIN VACCINE THAT IS VERY GOOD, BUT MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND SUSPECT IT IS A INFERIOR PRODUCT - PROF. GRZESIOWSKI: “It has two advantages over RNA preparations. Firstly, it uses the entire S protein molecule, whereas RNA vaccines contain a subunit of this molecule. Novavax's product 'gives us a slightly broader area of antibody production,' Grzesiowski noted”. https://oko.press/covid-przetacza-sie-przez-polske-a-szczepienia-dopiero-od-6-grudnia -- MONDAY'S POLITICAL AGENDA: SWEARING-IN OF MORAWIECKI'S GOVERNMENT, PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES ON TRADING SUNDAYS AND THE RPD - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2023/11/27/ -- THE PRESIDENT WILL APPOINT A "TWO-WEEK GOVERNMENT" - AGATA KONDZIŃSKA IN GW: “If Morawiecki uses his time to the fullest, he will not seek a vote of confidence in the Sejm until December 11th. The democratic majority has already declared that Tusk has a ready government and will hurry so that Donald Tusk represents Poland at the Brussels summit on December 14-15. Signals from the Presidential Palace suggest that the president will not delay, and a new government may be appointed immediately after his return from a previously planned visit to Switzerland, i.e., on December 13th or the morning of December 14th”. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,30444513,prezydent-powola-rzad-dwutygodniowy.html -- JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI: THE FORM OF AN EXPERT-POLITICAL GOVERNMENT THAT PRIME MINISTER MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI WILL PRESENT IS MY IDEA - FOR PAP: “It is my idea. The point is that there should not be too many politicians in this government. However, Minister Błaszczak might be in it. We want to propose new faces and a concrete proposal to the Sejm, the president, and society. At the same time, media information that significant politicians from the Law and Justice party do not want to join Prime Minister Morawiecki's new government needs to be corrected. This is a blatant lie. We have encountered the opposite situation. A similar proposal for an expert-political government could be repeated in the so-called third constitutional step, for example, with a prime minister from the PSL. We do not rule this out. The war that one party – Civic Platform – is waging must end. It would be good for the new government to take up substantive matters without burdens. Over the last eight years, the governments of Law and Justice have addressed substantive matters, and we have done a lot, but this political war, inspired especially by the Civic Platform, has hindered progress. More could have been done. This is the purpose of this proposal. We want to show that governing can be done differently. We will see how it is received”. -- EUROPE SHOULD BE UNITED, BUT THIS SHOULD NOT MEAN THE LIQUIDATION OF NATIONAL STATES - KACZYŃSKI TELLS PAP: “The resolution concerning treaty changes in the EU was unfortunately adopted in the European Parliament, also with the votes of Polish MEPs. Incidentally, their actions should be accounted for someday, as they have committed a terrible act against Poland. The issue of treaty changes will continue to be played out, which is why we want to organize a large movement against it in Poland and in Europe. We want to close this matter once and for all. Europe should be united, but this should not mean the liquidation of national states”. https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/672273-jaroslaw-kaczynski-ksztalt-nowego-rzadu-to-moj-pomysl -- POLES PROBABLY WON'T CHANGE THEIR BAD OPINION OF THE PRESIDENT - BOGUSŁAW CHRABOTA IN RZ: “I have no idea what Andrzej Duda's future will be. He probably no longer counts on a career in international organizations. He lacks the predisposition for an effective fight for succession on the right. The only thing that should interest him is a dignified place in history. But to achieve that, he should recall the wording of his presidential oath. It speaks of loyalty to the constitution, the dignity of the Nation, and the welfare of (all) citizens. There is not a word about a political party. Andrzej Duda has not noticed this to this day”. https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39469151-boguslaw-chrabota-polacy-juz-chyba-nie-zmienia-zlego-zdania-o-prezydencie -- THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE ACTUAL BREAKDOWN OF THE CENTER HOLDING TOGETHER THE UNITED RIGHT CAMP AND ITS METAPOLITICAL BACKING WOULD BE THE BREAKING OF THE RIGHT-WING "OMERTA" - CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA: “The consequence of the actual breakdown of the center holding together the United Right camp and its metapolitical backing would be the breaking of the right-wing 'omerta,' which forced cooperation among even the most mutually hating leaders and streams of the right, and if it is not broken, it will allow PiS to consolidate again. Just as it happened after the long-lasting 'post-Smoleńsk' crisis, which in reality did not begin with the Smoleńsk catastrophe at all, but was the result of Jarosław Kaczyński's defeat in the 2007 parliamentary and 2010 presidential elections”. -- THE MEDIA-ACTIVIST-CELEBRITY THESIS THAT POLAND IS LEFT-WING, AND THE OPPOSITION GOVERNMENT SHOULD IMPLEMENT THE RAZEM PARTY'S PROGRAM, HAS BECOME COMPLETELY SURREAL AFTER THE RECENT ELECTIONS - MICHALSKI FURTHER IN INTERIA: “Poland without PiS does not mean Poland without the right. The media-activist-celebrity thesis that Poland is left-wing and the opposition government should implement the Razem party's program has become completely surreal after the recent elections. Well over 90 percent of Polish voters supported various forms of the right and center in them. Czarzasty, Gawkowski, and even Anna Maria Żukowska (who was hit head-on by 'anti-Zionism,' a specific form of global radical left anti-Semitism copied by the anti-liberal left in Poland) understand this. Hence their exceptionally sensible stance in coalition negotiations”. -- TUSK CHOOSES TO REACT TO DAILY CHALLENGES WITHOUT THE HORIZON OF RADICAL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER, BECAUSE IN THE CURRENT CRISIS OF THE WEST, ANY RADICAL CHANGE SEEMS TO BE A CHANGE FOR THE WORSE - STILL CEZARY MICHALSKI IN INTERIA: “Further sensible integration is needed in Europe; it would, for example, hinder the blocking of the Union by Putin using Orbán's veto, but today there is no support among politicians and sentiments in the countries that make up the Union. Therefore, the legitimacy and effectiveness of the EU must be built by other means. What means? This cannot be heard from Tusk's circle for now. However, he himself implements the strategy of a katechon (a delaying agent of the Apocalypse, quoted from Saint Paul/Carl Schmitt), choosing to react to daily challenges without the horizon of radical change for the better, because in the current crisis of the West, any radical change seems to be a change for the worse (see Wilders' victory in the Netherlands)”. https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-jaka-bylaby-polska-bez-pis-u,nId,7169185 -- GLAPIŃSKI IS A HOPELESS HEAD OF THE NBP, BUT IT'S BETTER NOT TO TOUCH HIM - WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: “And yet, the idea of bringing Adam Glapiński before the State Tribunal and starting impeachment proceedings does not impress me. I believe it will bring more harm than good. In fact, the only benefit will be that we won't have to watch the president's cabaret performances every month. But not much will change within the NBP itself”. -- IF THE NEW COALITION TAKES SHORTCUTS AND LOSES THE ELECTION IN FOUR YEARS, PiS WILL DESTROY THE FRAGILE LEGAL ORDER - GADOMSKI FURTHER IN GW: “PiS has dismantled the legal foundations of the state and, in many institutions, including the NBP, has incredibly lowered moral and substantive standards. Rebuilding these foundations will be very difficult. If the new coalition takes shortcuts and loses the election in four years, PiS will destroy the fragile legal order. With a majority in the State Tribunal, it will remove its non-aligned NBP president and bring politicians it dislikes before the Tribunal”. -- THE COALITION SHOULD SEEK COMPROMISE WITH AT LEAST PART OF THE RIGHT-WING CAMP TO ALLEVIATE TENSIONS AND AVOID A DESTRUCTIVE COLD - GADOMSKI'S CONCLUSION IN GW: “The coalition should seek compromise with at least part of the right-wing camp to alleviate tensions and avoid a destructive cold (hopefully not hot) permanent civil war – even against the emotions of parts of the electorate of the parties that will form the government”. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,30442051,glapinski-jest-beznadziejnym-szefem-nbp-ale-lepiej-go-nie-ruszac.html -- THE MARSHAL IS IN THE CORKSCREW OF CELEBRITY - MICHAŁ KARNOWSKI: “I repeat: let it be, let him celebrate, bless him! This is his time. But I have the right to note that Mr. Hołownia has not yet achieved anything in the state sphere. He has never managed any large institution, he has not managed anything real at all. He has not passed any good, ideal law about which he talks so much. He probably still thinks that good governance consists of speaking nicely and wittily about it. He will soon find out that this is definitely not enough. The Marshal is in the corkscrew of celebrity: a parliamentary day without a quip, humiliating someone using TVN tactics, he considers wasted. You will see, it will catch up with him sooner than he thinks, and then he will be remembered with his viewership records of debates as a symbol of infantilism. He is already close. Pride goes before a fall. Such pride and such self-infatuation have never been seen in Poland before”. https://wpolityce.pl/polityka/672181-takiej-pychy-jaka-prezentuje-holownia-jeszcze-nie-bylo -- MORAWIECKI'S GOVERNMENT FOOLISHNESS AND THE GIANT CRISIS AT THE BORDER - ROMAN IMIELSKI IN GW: “And this is the real challenge for the outgoing government, not the foolishness of creating a pseudo-government. Except that Morawiecki prefers to shift this conflict onto his successors and Donald Tusk's government, which will soon be appointed in the Sejm by Civic Coalition, Third Way, and The Left. This is precisely the 'Coalition of Polish Affairs' that the Prime Minister is talking about”. https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,30444382,rzadowe-wyglupy-morawieckiego-i-gigantyczny-kryzys-na-granicy.html -- THE LEFT, POLAND 2050, AND URBAN MOVEMENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT A JOINT LIST FOR THE ELECTIONS. MENCWEL IS A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF WARSAW - ARKADIUSZ GRUSZCZYŃSKI IN GW: “Activists and political parties that did not win seats in the city council in 2018 are preparing for local government elections. – We want to be a real alternative to PO and PiS, which is why we are talking about an electoral coalition with many environments and parties – says Jan Mencwel from Miasto Jest Nasze. Representatives of Miasto Jest Nasze, The Left, Third Way, and district organizations have already signed a preliminary ideological declaration. It includes postulates related to public transport, public space, and housing policy. – We have a lot in common, and the talks are proceeding in a favorable atmosphere. Besides, each of us remembers that fragmentation in 2018 brought us all spectacular defeats – says one of the politicians. (...) This common candidate will most likely be Jan Mencwel, one of the founders of MJN. He announced his candidacy several months ago”. https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/7,54420,30434389,lewica-trzecia-droga-i-ruchy-miejskie-szykuja-wspolna-liste.html -- I HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR PIS MEPs, JUST AS FOR TOMASZ LIS - WOJCIECH ORLIŃSKI IN GW'S DUŻY FORMAT: “The infamous PiS election spot 'about refugees' incited hatred against a specific ethnic group – therefore, the MEPs promoting it deserve to lose their immunity. And in the future, perhaps also to face proceedings before a Polish court. I have no sympathy for them, just as for Tomasz Lis – I expect him to lose the lawsuit for calling Samuel Pereira a 'Portuguese acquaintance.' Pereira is not the hero of my romance – but no one should be called that, period. Is it really that difficult to look into the penal code and familiarize yourself with basic definitions?” https://wyborcza.pl/duzyformat/7,127290,30439693,orlinski-nie-mam-wspolczucia-dla-europoslow-pis-podobnie-jak.html -- BIRTHDAYS: Anna Kamińska, Stanisław Gawłowski.