-- FRIDAY'S POLITICAL AGENDA: PRESIDENT IN DUBAI FOR COP28 CONFERENCE, KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ IN BOCHNIA, HOŁOWNIA WITH TUSK - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2023/12/01/ -- SZYMON HOŁOWNIA, EMPEROR OF THE NEW MAJORITY - ZUZANNA DĄBROWSKA IN RZ: “Until around December 12th, Poland will be governed by the Marshal of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia. Morawiecki's government, termed a 'temporary fix,' is not functioning, Donald Tusk lacks legal standing, and the President is busy helping PiS and planning ski trips. Is this bad? No, it's very good that the most popular figure in politics has become the leader of the majority in the Sejm. He is consciously integrating the world of memes, trolls, and Generation Z with the conservative and 'old guard' Polish politics, which has long deserved this breath of fresh air. And he himself can only benefit from it. This feedback loop hasn't been observed in Polish politics for a long time.” https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art39497041-zuzanna-dabrowska-szymon-holownia-cesarzem-nowej-wiekszosci -- I LOVE YOU, MR. MARSHAL HOŁOWNIA! LIBERAL MEDIA HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRONE TO SHAMELESSLY PAMPERING THEIR FAVORITES. THEY USUALLY CAUSE THEM GREAT HARM THIS WAY - RAFAŁ WOŚ IN INTERIA: “Of course, they themselves will immediately say that 'cult of personality' is, of course, what 'they' do. Because Jarosław, Lech's monuments, and TVP Wiadomości. But the truth is, liberals are no better than PiS in this regard. And at times, they are far ahead. Completely failing to even notice it. What's even more interesting, in their infatuation, liberals are both much more radical and less consistent. They get lost in their fascinations. All brakes come off then. Until the next 'great love.' By the way, they often do immense harm to their own objects of worship. Does anyone still remember Elżbieta Bieńkowska? Younger readers probably not so much. And yet, not even 10 years ago, Ms. Bieńkowska was posed like an English monarch on the cover of 'Newsweek' magazine. With the caption: 'Elizabeth I.' And the Christmas issue of 'Gazeta Wyborcza' welcomed her as 'premierka' (female prime minister). 'The wave of admiration for Elżbieta Bieńkowska grew so much that it already caused casualties.'” -- HE IS BECOMING JUST ANOTHER ENTERTAINER SERVING POLITICAL POLARIZATION IN POLAND - WOŚ CONTINUES IN INTERIA: “With their idolatrous admiration and childish joy that the 47-year-old Hołownia did not allow the 74-year-old Kaczyński to speak from the podium, the liberal media are harming the new Marshal. They are causing him to waste his chance to build a new quality in Polish politics. And he is becoming just another entertainer serving political polarization in Poland. Moreover, doing so with mouths full of words about the need to 'rebuild community.' Which still reeks of hypocrisy a mile away.” https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-kocham-pana-marszalku-holownio,nId,7181506 -- DESKUR AMONG HOŁOWNIA'S CLOSEST ASSOCIATES - RZ: “When Deskur entered high politics, he was a nearly unknown owner of a tax office, and the media were most interested in the fact that he is the nephew of Cardinal Andrzej Maria Deskur. As we have established, he already holds the position of advisor to Marshal Szymon Hołownia. Why has he not yet been appointed deputy head of the Chancellery of the Sejm? Katarzyna Karpa-Świderek from the Marshal's office explains that the current deputy head of the Chancellery, Christian Młynarek, is still simultaneously a councilor in the Warsaw district of Włochy. – According to regulations, we must obtain the council's consent to terminate his employment relationship. Until such consent is obtained, Mr. Michał Deskur will serve as the Marshal's advisor – she informs.” https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art39501381-szymon-holownia-urzadza-kancelarie-sejmu-kto-zadba-o-jego-wizerunek -- THE COALITION HAS MADE ITS FIRST SERIOUS MISTAKE, INSERTING OZE REGULATIONS INTO THE ENERGY PRICE FREEZE BILL. THIS IS THE STYLE OF PIS, WHICH THEY PROMISED TO FIGHT - EXPERTS CLAIM - NADIA SENKOWSKA, JACEK NIZINKIEWICZ IN RZ: “The PSL, however, distanced itself from the 'paste-in.' – No one from PSL signed this project. The initiators went too ambitiously – said Motyka. He added that 'some provisions require clarification,' and recalled that the bill had not yet been processed, and the joint Energy and Administration committees would only deal with it.” https://www.rp.pl/urzednicy/art39500591-pierwsze-zgrzyty-w-koalicji-czyli-sejmowa-awantura-o-wiatraki -- IT LOOKS LIKE A PERFIDIOUS LEGISLATIVE MANEUVER INTENDED TO FACILITATE THE 'SIDE' ADOPTION OF LAW SMELLING STRONGLY OF LOBBYING - TOMASZ PIETRYGA IN RZ: “Combining the pro-consumer energy price freeze bill with the wind energy act looks like a perfidious legislative maneuver intended to facilitate the 'side' adoption of law smelling strongly of lobbying. (...) This is a very bad legislative start for the new Sejm, reminiscent of the old days, such as the gambling scandal of 2009, mainly associated with 'Mirek' and 'Zbychu.' That scandal marked the first term of Civic Platform (PO) in 2007-2011. The statement by a leading PO politician, Michał Szczerba, who admitted in Wirtualna Polska that he had signed the bill but didn't know the wind energy act was attached to it, is disheartening.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-prawne/art39498361-tomasz-pietryga-czy-donald-tusk-chce-wracac-do-czasow-mira-i-zbycha -- EVEN STRONG SUPPORTERS OF WIND FARMS HAVE DOUBTS, AND THE ISSUE COULD CAUSE TENSION BETWEEN THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESIDENT - MARCEL WANDAS IN OKO.PRESS: “The projected coalition is thus giving its opponents ammunition for political attacks and must begin work on improving the controversial bill. Let's also hope that everyone who signs it will know what regulations it introduces – unlike MP Michał Szczerba from PO. In Wirtualna Polska, the politician admitted that he had not read the document before signing it. Such blunders will also not facilitate a potential discussion with the president, who opposes the changes.” https://oko.press/wiatraki-ustawa-wrzutka -- THE 60,000 PLN TAX-FREE ALLOWANCE WILL NOT HAPPEN IN 2024. AND PERHAPS NEVER - JAKUB SZYMCZAK IN OKO.PRESS: “Perhaps we are witnessing the funeral of one of PO's most publicized promises. And it's worth stating openly: it would be very good if this proposal never came into effect. (...) This is a PiS-style reform: one catchy slogan that can easily be sold to voters. And cash transfers. This approach to tax reform further damages the state. And a potential problem when voters were also promised that taxes would not be raised under any circumstances. And the public coffers need money. (...) PO argued that the deficit would be compensated to local governments. But although the bill concerning the 60,000 PLN tax-free allowance was ready, a subsequent one compensating for local government deficits was not presented. And deficits also need to be funded from somewhere. This creates a vicious cycle. So today, we bid farewell for some time to the idea of doubling the tax-free allowance. And no one should mourn it.” https://oko.press/kwota-wolna-60-tys-nie-bedzie-jej-w-2024-roku -- IT WOULD BE BAD IF THEY CONFIRMED OPPONENTS' BELIEF THAT THEY ARE SEEKING REVENGE AND APPOINTED MPS TO THE COMMISSION WHO GUARANTEE A SHOW - KATARZYNA SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: “Coalition politicians should exercise restraint when appointing commission members. It would be bad if they confirmed opponents' belief that they are seeking revenge and appointed MPs to the commission who guarantee a show, or provoke extreme emotions. The understandable need to hold the previous government accountable for its actions is not conducive to an atmosphere of games, because then those actions will not be credible. Politicians should act effectively, but not offensively, mockingly, or in a retaliatory manner.” -- IF RESTORING THE RULE OF LAW AND HOLDING THOSE GUILTY OF ITS VIOLATION ACCOUNTABLE IS TO BE DONE WITHOUT FURTHER CIRCUMVENTION OF THE LAW, INVESTIGATIVE COMMISSIONS REQUIRE DIGNITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VICTORS - SKRZYDŁOWSKA-KALUKIN CONTINUES IN KL: “And this is important, because in a situation where the prosecution has been partly 'cemented' on its way out, Andrzej Duda will remain president until 2025, and the Constitutional Tribunal will have a majority of judges elected by PiS, commissions may, for a time, be the only places where proceedings and clarifications of scandals from 2015–2023 take place. If restoring the rule of law and holding those guilty of its violation accountable is to be done without further circumvention of the law, investigative commissions require dignity and the responsibility of the victors.” https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2023/11/30/skrzydlowska-kalukin-komisje-sledcze-nie-moga-byc-jak-igrzyska/ -- DOUBTS SURROUND THE YOUNGEST MP IN THE SEJM. HE WAS THE NUMBER ONE CANDIDATE ON THE LIST, HIS PARENTS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED THE PARTY - MARIA KORCZ IN GW: “Suspicions arise regarding the history of donations to the Polska 2050 party. The mother of MP Gomoła, co-owner of the family company where he worked, donated 15,000 PLN in early September towards Szymon Hołownia's party activities. The same amount, on the same day, was given by Zbigniew Gomoła. Adam Gomoła himself contributed a total of 20,600 PLN in several installments. In total, the Gomoła family donated 50,500 PLN to Polska 2050. (...) Until the publication of this article, MP Adam Gomoła also did not respond to Wyborcza.biz questions regarding his professional experience and suggestions about a financial connection between his family's support and his place on the list, to which he likely owes his entry into the Sejm.” https://wyborcza.biz/biznes/7,177151,30460101,niejasne-powody-politycznego-sukcesu-posla-od-gen-z-w-tle.html -- 30 YEARS OF HUNTING ENTREPRENEURS - WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: “The treatment of entrepreneurs by the (in)justice system as potential criminals has been going on for 30 years, and no government has recognized that this scandal needs to end. None has seriously set about repairing the (in)justice system.” -- TAX OFFICES SHOULD BE EVALUATED FOR GOOD COOPERATION WITH BUSINESS, NOT FOR CHARGED PENALTIES. DONALD TUSK'S COALITION GOVERNMENT MUST RECOGNIZE THESE MATTERS AS A PRIORITY - GADOMSKI'S CONCLUSION: “The PiS governments introduced chaos into the Polish justice system, but that doesn't mean the system worked well before 2015. It requires urgent reform, which should involve not only depoliticization but, above all, improving court efficiency and accelerating procedures. Entrepreneurs cannot be treated as potential criminals. Their activities must be protected even when the prosecutor suspects a crime. Pre-trial detention for entrepreneurs must be an exception, not a rule. Showy arrests by armed counter-terrorism units, in front of television cameras, must be outlawed. Prosecutors who request arrest and then cannot draft a logical indictment must be removed from the profession. Tax offices should be evaluated for good cooperation with business, not for charged penalties. Donald Tusk's coalition government must recognize these matters as a priority.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,30460271,okiem-liberala-30-lat-polowania-na-przedsiebiorcow.html -- THE FIRE ON THE POLISH-UKRAINIAN BORDER NEEDS TO BE EXTINGUISHED TODAY. LET THE OPPOSITION NOT WAIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO BE SWORN IN - JACEK ŻAKOWSKI IN GW: “The urgent strategic interest of Poland, Ukraine, and the Western community requires such immediate action from the opposition majority. Democrats have their first chance to demonstrate the competence, sense of responsibility, and genuine effectiveness that will distinguish a democratic government from the previous ones. There is no time to wait.” https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,30460775,pozar-na-granicy-polsko-ukrainskiej-trzeba-gasic-juz-dzis-niech.html -- THE DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE GRAND PRESS AWARD REMINDS ME OF THE OPOLE FESTIVAL A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN STARS WITHDREW FROM PARTICIPATION ONE BY ONE - MARIUSZ CIEŚLIK IN RZ: “Speaking of pressure, maybe it's worth writing who is organizing it? And here's another interesting analogy. In the case of Opole 2017, TVP also spoke of mysterious pressure. I'm already starting to regret that I won't be at the Grand Press award ceremony. I watched Opole after the boycott. And it was an interesting spectacle, though not necessarily for artistic reasons.” https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art39501741-mariusz-cieslik-nagroda-grand-press-i-tajemnicze-naciski -- PEKAO ANALYSTS: 2024 WILL BE THE YEAR OF BONDS https://300polityka.pl/live/2023/12/01/analitycy-pekao-rok-2024-bedzie-rokiem-obligacji/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Wojciech Szczurek, Artur Domosławski, Paulina Piechna-Więckiewicz, Kamil Wróblewski, Paweł Wujec.