-- "TRZASKOWSKI IS THE FAVORITE, BUT THE DECISION WILL BE IN DECEMBER." NITRAS ON THE CIVIC COALITION'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2024/09/04 -- CIVIC COALITION COULD COUNT ON 33.5% OF THE VOTE, PIS ON 31.9%, AND THE THIRD WAY HAS 11% – ACCORDING TO A POLL CONDUCTED BY IBRIS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH WERE PUBLISHED BY TODAY'S "RZECZPOSPOLITA": "Konfederacja saw a drop of nearly 3 percentage points over the summer." https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art41066681-nowy-sondaz-ko-utrzymuje-przewage-nad-pis-trzecia-droga-wraca-na-podium -- THIS WAY, AS CAN BE HEARD, OVER PLN 3 MILLION HAS ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED BY MONDAY - PIOTR ŚMIŁOWICZ IN GAZETA.PL. -- THEY STOPPED WONDERING IF KONFEDERACJA MIGHT BE WORTH SUPPORTING, INSTEAD, THEY STOOD AS ONE BEHIND US - SAYS A PIS DEPUTY - CONTINUES ŚMIŁOWICZ IN GAZETA.PL: "After the first few days of such an action, there is a conviction within PiS that in the short term, the PKW's decision will politically help the party more than harm it. 'People were roused from their post-election lethargy. They saw that the current administration wants to destroy PiS, so they stood up to defend us. They stopped wondering if Konfederacja might be worth supporting, instead, they stood as one behind us,' says a PiS deputy." -- OUR INFORMATION INDICATES THAT PIS'S FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES MAY MAKE THE CANDIDACY OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER MATEUSZ MORAWIECKI THE MOST SERIOUS - CONTINUES ŚMIŁOWICZ IN GAZETA.PL: "'Morawiecki simply has money, so if the party leader decides that no one else has a chance of winning for financial reasons, he might put him forward, although he will do so very reluctantly,' says a PiS politician. Another points out that Morawiecki himself recently stated that he had not yet decided to run. Meanwhile, everyone else is just saying that they are available if needed, but the party leadership will make the decision.' https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/7,114884,31275681,gdy-pis-lize-rany-morawiecki-zaciera-rece-ma-asa-w-rekawie.html -- IF I HAD TO PREDICT, IT WILL BE LIKE WITH ABORTION – NOTHING WILL CHANGE THIS TERM – ONE OF THE PSL POLITICIANS TELLS US - ACCORDING TO DOMINIKA DŁUGOSZ IN NEWSWEEK: "This could also be an argument against the law on the status of a next of kin, as it can also be considered a step towards the legalization of same-sex marriages in the future. PSL politicians insist that all discussions held on this matter before the holidays were informal arrangements and do not reflect the club's position on the issue. If it is assumed that PSL will fully support its project and vote against Minister Kotula's proposals, the problem becomes very serious. Without the 32 votes of the Peasants' Party, the October 15 coalition lacks a majority. 'If I had to predict, it will be like with abortion – nothing will change this term,' one of the PSL politicians tells us." https://www.onet.pl/informacje/newsweek/psl-wyrzuci-wazny-projekt-rzadu-do-kosza-znowu-zaczeli-wymyslac/6lfe60q,452ad802 -- PLN 222 BILLION FOR HEALTH IN THE BUDGET. THE GOVERNMENT BOASTS IT'S A LOT. WE SAY: IT'S NOT ENOUGH - SŁAWOMIR ZAGÓRSKI IN OKO.PRESS: "If we consider the projected GDP for 2025, planned expenditures would only amount to 5.56%. Let's compare this with the European Union average, which in 2022 was 7.7% (let's add that countries like Germany and France spend over 10% of their GDP on health) to see how far behind Europe we are." -- IF THE PRIME MINISTER AND COALITION PARTNERS DECIDE ON A RADICAL CHANGE, WE WILL REMEMBER THIS GOVERNMENT AS THE ONE THAT TRULY INCREASED OUR HEALTH SECURITY. IF THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAGNATE, AND HEALTH INEQUALITIES WILL GROW - CONTINUES ZAGÓRSKI IN OKO: "In wealthy Norway, which I don't even try to compare ourselves to, there is virtually no private healthcare. I am merely mentioning that such a scenario is possible. And that these systems function at a good level. If the Czechs could create such a system, why can't we? If the Prime Minister and coalition partners decide on a radical change, we will remember this government as the one that truly increased our health security. If this does not happen, we will continue to tread water, and health inequalities will grow. Our level of dissatisfaction with the healthcare system will also grow. And eventually, dissatisfaction with the government as well.' The system functions at a good level. If the Czechs could create such a system, why can't we? If the Prime Minister and coalition partners decide on a radical change, we will remember this government as the one that truly increased our health security. If this does not happen, we will continue to tread water, and health inequalities will grow. Our level of dissatisfaction with the healthcare system will also grow. And eventually, dissatisfaction with the government as well.' https://oko.press/222-mld-na-zdrowie-w-budzecie-rzad-sie-chwali-ze-to-duzo -- THE DRAMATIC SITUATION IS THE LACK OF A CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL - MACIEJ BEREK WITH TOMASZ SAWCZUK IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: "As a lawyer, I believe that the lack of a Constitutional Tribunal is a dramatic situation – as a body that verifies the actions of legislators. It is an important safeguard of the system, standing guard over individual freedoms. If one's rights and freedoms are violated, one can seek refuge in the Tribunal. The painful paradox is that such institutional elements were dismantled by the previous administration, and they de facto no longer fulfill their role today, yet the opposition tries to attribute responsibility for the situation to us. On our side, there is a desire for institutions to start functioning again as soon as possible. But on normal terms, as it should be in a democratic state." -- I CAN SAY: WHAT TRIBUNAL? THE SEJM SAYS: THERE IS NO TRIBUNAL - CONTINUES BEREK WITH SAWCZUK: "But the Tribunal cannot be removed without consent to amend the Constitution – and PiS has announced that it will not support such a change. So we have a body where judges say: this is not a court where we rule according to the principles defined in the law. And then we are asked about our stance on the Tribunal. I can say: what Tribunal? The Sejm says: there is no Tribunal." -- PERHAPS SOMETIMES THEY COULD BE COMMUNICATED MORE FORCEFULLY - BEREK ON GOVERNMENT REPORTS: "As I understand the Prime Minister's intention, it is to first summarize what has been achieved. I have made such a summary for my own purposes, and the picture it presents is not bad, even good – in terms of the proportion and number of matters that have been realized. Perhaps, indeed, sometimes they could be communicated more forcefully. In addition, we need to determine what we are focusing on in the near future – i.e., for the autumn and the next year. It is no secret that every social group supporting a given party expects the fulfillment of its promises." -- WE ARE WAITING FOR A HOUSING PACKAGE THAT WILL BE OF INTEREST TO EVERYONE. IT WILL BE ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING NUCLEAR INVESTMENTS - STILL BEREK WITH SAWCZUK IN KULTURA LIBERALNA: "We are awaiting a housing package that will be of interest to everyone. It will be economically important to demonstrate the method of implementing nuclear investments, which are already decided. These packages are already in process. There will also be a package of solutions, significant in its volume, although composed of many minor deregulation changes, supporting entrepreneurship. In the area of economic activity, the sum of minor changes often yields very good results." https://kulturaliberalna.pl/2024/08/27/nie-ma-trybunalu/ -- KYIV WILL WANT TO JOIN NATO AND THE EU TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS. POLAND WILL THEN LOSE THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING THE "LARGEST COUNTRY" IN THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION - JAROSŁAW KUISZ IN RZ: "We wish Ukraine victory. When peace comes, Ukraine will demand a greater role in the region. We are observing a geopolitical shift in Central and Eastern Europe, comparable to the reconfigurations known from the times of the Khmelnytsky Uprising in the 17th century. Kyiv will want to join NATO and the EU to play an important role in these organizations. Poland will then lose the advantage of being the 'largest country' in these organizations in the region." -- INSTEAD OF ENCOURAGING MINISTERIAL SPATS, WE NEED IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE - CONTINUES KUISZ: "To summarize: instead of encouraging ministerial spats, we need ideas for the future. The concepts of Piłsudski, Dmowski, or ULB are history. We, on the other hand, are reacting with collective reflexes – pretending that they will fill the intellectual void." https://www.rp.pl/opinie-polityczno-spoleczne/art41068501-jaroslaw-kuisz-intelektualna-pustka-wobec-wschodu -- COALITION, DROP THE "START" HOUSING LOAN - KRZYSZTOF ADAM KOWALCZYK IN RZ: "The consequences of the 'Start' loan are easy to predict. Following the sharp increase in demand, the supply of apartments will not skyrocket. Because it cannot. Unlike prices." https://www.rp.pl/opinie-ekonomiczne/art41065931-krzysztof-adam-kowalczyk-koalicjo-odpusc-sobie-kredyt-mieszkaniowy-na-start -- IN THE GERMAN ELECTIONS, FEAR WON - KAJA PUTO IN KRYTYKA POLITYCZNA: "'Ossis' are also acting under the influence of fear – at least according to post-election polls. They declare that they are voting for AfD out of concern for their safety. This fear was likely exacerbated by the brutal murder committed by a Syrian refugee during a festival in Solingen a week before the elections. Fear of crime and migration is one thing – the concerns declared in polls also relate to economic security. In the East German dialect, this is usually combined with opposition to arming Ukraine and support for restoring trade relations with Russia. After the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine and Germany's disconnection from cheap Russian gas, the living standards of the average German have fallen, which has been particularly felt in the East German provinces." https://krytykapolityczna.pl/swiat/ue/w-niemieckich-wyborach-zwyciezyl-strach/ -- BIRTHDAYS: Waldemar Kraska, Jan Ziobro, Amelia Łukasiak, Alicja Lis, Kazimierz Sas.