— FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ESPECIALLY BELGIUM WERE AGAINST THE CONFISCATION OF RUSSIAN MONEY, BLOCKING EVERY DECISION AT THE EU LEVEL – TATIANA KOLESNYCHENKO, JOURNALIST FOR WIRTUALNA POLSKA: “- Then-President Joe Biden pushed for the transfer of Russian money to Ukraine; under his administration, Congress passed a law enabling this step. Rishi Sunak, former British Prime Minister, held a similar position. Canada, Japan, and Italy remained neutral. The problem lay within the European Union,” says a person involved in the negotiations. “France, Germany, and especially Belgium were against the confiscation of Russian money, with Belgium blocking every decision at the EU level.”

— THE BELGIANS PLAYED THE MOST INSIDIOUS GAME. IN MANY RESPECTS, THEY WERE WORSE THAN THE HUNGARIANS – SAYS ONE OF WP’S INTERLOCUTORS TO KOLESNYCHENKO: “- Berlin, on the other hand, used weak legal arguments, but this position was part of a soft policy towards Russia pursued by then-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The Belgians played the most insidious game. In many respects, they were worse than the Hungarians,” says one of WP’s interlocutors.

— THE BELGIANS SURROUNDED THEMSELVES WITH AN AURA OF “TRUE EUROPEANS” WHO SUPPORT UKRAINE FIGHTING FOR COMMON VALUES. IN THIS REGARD, EVEN THE HUNGARIANS PLAYED A MUCH MORE HONEST GAME – FURTHER IN KOLESNYCHENKO AT WIRTUALNA POLSKA: “- In 2023, I participated in negotiations with representatives of the Belgian government. Gentlemen in expensive suits, with smiles on their faces, explained that fundamentally, there was no difference whether they taxed a street waffle vendor or Euroclear, which was making a fortune on bloody money. I heard: ‘You know, these are normal profits.’ It was disgusting hypocrisy because, at the same time, the Belgians surrounded themselves with the aura of “true Europeans” who support Ukraine fighting for common values. In this regard, even the Hungarians played a much more honest game,” recounts one of our interlocutors.”
https://wiadomosci.wp.pl/bitwa-o-krwawe-pieniadze-belgia-nie-chce-sie-rozstac-z-rosyjskimi-miliardami-7141392648366944a
— MICHAŁ KAMIŃSKI: MY INTUITION TELLS ME THAT NAWROCKI IS THE FAVORITE TO WIN THE ELECTION – 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/live/2025/04/02/

— MENTZEN ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH DUDA: HE SAID THERE ARE 2 CANDIDATES HE WOULD LIKE ONE OF THEM TO WIN – ON BOGDAN RYMANOWSKI’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: “When asked about his meeting with Andrzej Duda, the Confederation candidate replied: – We talked about his campaign, my campaign, Poland's security, the defense sector, many topics; the conversation lasted over an hour. Support from the current president? – He said there are 2 candidates he would like one of them to win and that he could imagine supporting either of them – reveals the Confederation presidential candidate. Mentzen also denied discussing a Confederation-PiS government and a prime ministerial seat for Andrzej Duda with the president.”

— POZNAŃ BLOCKING A RALLY? SŁAWOMIR MENTZEN: I INVITE YOU TO A SPONTANEOUS MEETING. IF THE POLICE WERE TO INTERVENE, TRY TO FORCE ME OUT OR DETAIN ME, SUCH IMAGES IN THE CAMPAIGN WOULD NOT HARM ME – COMMENTS THE GUEST ON RYMANOWSKI LIVE: “The guest on Bogdan Rymanowski’s show also described that “the most liberal cities in theory, like Gdańsk, Warsaw, Poznań,” always cause him “the most problems in organizing meetings.” What about Poznań? Mentzen explained that city officials lie about the candidate being late with the application deadline. – We are having a normal, spontaneous meeting in Liberty Square, which I invite you to – says Sławomir Mentzen. What if the police intervene? – Even if the police were to drive into my rally, try to force me out or detain me, such images in the campaign would not harm me – comments the guest on Rymanowski Live.

— “IF A GERMAN PATROL CAR WITH THEIR MIGRANTS WERE TO COME TO POLAND AGAIN, WE WOULD CONFISCATE THE PATROL CAR, ARREST THE POLICE OFFICERS, AND SEND THE MIGRANTS BACK” – MENTZEN AGAIN ON RYMANOWSKI: “Sławomir Mentzen stated that “every foreigner who breaks the law in Poland should be deported.” In his opinion, “if someone is on a temporary stay and is an immigrant from a Muslim country, their temporary stay should not be extended.” – Various exceptions can be introduced, and it might turn out that Christian immigration is much more acceptable than Muslim immigration – adds the Confederation politician. Mentzen as president – what would he say to the prime minister? – If I had any influence, if a German patrol car with their migrants were to come to Poland again, we would confiscate the patrol car, arrest the police officers, send the migrants back, and let Germany worry about what to do with them – says the guest on Bogdan Rymanowski’s show, emphasizing that “in 2024, Germany dumped 9,000 migrants on us.”
https://youtu.be/XYhawZZRuW4

— THE CONFEDERATION WILL BE A MORE DIFFICULT COMPETITOR FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP THAN THE PIS – DEPUTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF PAP, ZUZANNA DĄBROWSKA IN RZ: “PiS knows this and basically has no objections. The fat cats are tired of avoiding “Adam Bodnar’s thugs” and rather dream of a peaceful retirement spent at a bar behind bars on Wiejska Street. There, Jarosław Kaczyński’s party’s MPs spend their afternoons over coffee, and in the evenings, the deputies party. And so it should remain. However, it’s always better to be in power, even with Mentzen, than to completely disintegrate if Trzaskowski wins the presidential election. The proposal for a joint front is therefore practically stated directly, following the slogan “Huzia na Józia” (Let’s attack Józef).”
https://www.rp.pl/publicystyka/art42049001-zuzanna-dabrowska-konfederacja-bedzie-dla-obozu-demokratycznego-trudniejszym-konkurentem-niz-pis

— MENTZEN OFTEN CREATES AN AURA AROUND HIMSELF OF BEING UNPLEASANT AND ECCENTRIC – JAKUB MAJMUREK IN NEWSWEEK: “Mentzen often creates an aura around himself of being an unpleasant and eccentric person – as best shown by his comments about not knowing how to make scrambled eggs. And in presidential elections, more than in any other, it’s about the candidate generating a positive vibe, convincing voters that they are someone they’d like to have a beer with or would see as an ideal son-in-law. Mentzen – although beer played a very important role in his 2023 campaign – may not necessarily evoke such emotions in voters.”

— WILL WEAK DEBATES HARM HIM, OR WILL COMPETITORS' ATTACKS HELP? – FURTHER IN MAJMUREK IN NEWSWEEK: “The question is whether strong or weak sides of Mentzen will prevail in the coming weeks. Will his radical views alienate voters, or will the international context make them a much smaller burden than it might seem today? Will the eccentric, often unpleasant vibe that Mentzen sometimes has, alienate more voters than his image as a successful man attracts? Will weak debates harm him, or will competitors' attacks help?”
https://www.newsweek.pl/polska/polityka/trzy-slabosci-mentzena-ktore-moga-go-pograzyc-ma-nieprzyjemny-vibe/vtwps5y

— BIRTHDAYS: Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Krzysztof Skórzyński, Krzysztof Skowroński, Roman Młodkowski.