-- FORMER GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL BLAMES POLAND FOR RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE - AGNIESZKA KAZIMIERCZUK: "Merkel stated that she blames Poland and the Baltic states for the breakdown of diplomatic relations between Russia and the EU, which she believes led to Russia's invasion of Ukraine just a few months later. According to Merkel, Poland's refusal to support the Minsk agreements, two key international treaties between Russia and the EU, emboldened Putin to carry out the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which continues to this day."
https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art43131021-byla-kanclerz-niemiec-angela-merkel-obwinia-polske-o-inwazje-rosji-na-ukraine

-- MORAWIECKI: [MERKEL] IS AMONG THE TOP GERMAN POLITICIANS HARMING EUROPE IN THE LAST CENTURY, BIELAN: IF NOT FOR MERKEL, THERE WOULD BE NO WAR IN UKRAINE. SHE HAS BLOOD ON HER HANDS AND SHOULD REMAIN SILENT - 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live/2025-10-06/

-- BABISZ: IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, WE WOULD STAND BY POLAND: "If, God forbid, something happens, we will stand by Poland," declared former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš on Saturday, whose ANO party won the parliamentary elections. He emphasized that Warsaw has always been Prague's closest partner."
https://tvn24.pl/swiat/andriej-babisz-gdyby-cos-sie-wydarzylo-bedziemy-stac-po-stronie-polski-st8683205

-- THE PRESIDENT SHOULD HAVE A LEADING VOICE ON THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET TO JOIN OUR NATIONAL COMMUNITY - PAWEŁ SZEFERNAKER: "The President – as the constitutional host of this honor – should have a leading voice on the requirements to be met to join our national community. This is what we expect from the parliamentary majority."

-- A POLISH PASSPORT IS NOT AN ORDINARY DOCUMENT OR A SOUVENIR - SZEFERNAKER CONTINUES: "A Polish passport is not an ordinary document or a souvenir. It is an honor that belongs to those who respectfully adhere to our laws, our proud history, and our identity. Citizenship is for those who genuinely want to live by our principles, respect our culture, and want to build the future with us. It is also a real shield of security, based on the strength and authority of the Polish passport."

-- WE WILL DO EVERYTHING TO PREVENT THE GOVERNMENT FROM FOLLOWING THE PATH LAID OUT BY MINISTER KIERWIŃSKI – DILUTING THE PRINCIPLES OF ACQUIRING POLISH CITIZENSHIP – SZEFERNAKER FURTHER STATES: "We will do everything to prevent the government from following the path laid out this week by Minister Kierwiński – his announcement to dilute the principles of acquiring Polish citizenship. Parliament should urgently proceed with the presidential draft that tightens the criteria for acquiring Polish citizenship!"
https://x.com/szefernaker/status/1974395777804910889

-- EXTENDING THE RESIDENCY PERIOD TO 10 YEARS – REGARDLESS OF INTENTION – CAN LEAD TO THE CREATION OF A NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POLAND FOR MANY YEARS, WHO, DESPITE INTEGRATION AND COMMITMENT, WILL REMAIN WITHOUT A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN CITIZENSHIP - THE MSWiA SPOKESPERSON REACTED: "Extending the residency period to 10 years – regardless of intention – can lead to the creation of a new group of people living in Poland for many years, who, despite integration and commitment, will remain without a real opportunity to obtain citizenship. This does not strengthen our community; it weakens it. A strong state is not only one that sets conditions but also one that knows how to wisely reward loyalty and commitment."
https://x.com/K_Galecka/status/1974430016181023190

-- MINISTER OF FINANCE ANDRZEJ DOMAŃSKI ADMITS HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO CONTROL DEBT - WITOLD GADOMSKI IN GW: "The Minister of Finance, therefore, has no idea not only how to reduce debt but also how to slow down the rate of incurring it. This will have consequences for both the current and future governments – economic and political consequences."
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32301015,minister-finansow-andrzej-domanski-przyznaje-ze-nie-wie-jak.html

-- THE LONG END OF CIVIC PLATFORM. THE MERGER OF PO, NOWOCZESNA, AND INICJATYWA POLSKA IS DELAYED - JACEK NIZINKIEWICZ IN RZ: "Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, and PO were supposed to merge into one party. There is no agreement between the parties yet, and the congress has not been officially scheduled. The Civic Coalition and the entire ruling majority are struggling with internal problems and do not have time to deal with rebranding."
https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art43124171-dlugi-koniec-platformy-obywatelskiej-opoznia-sie-fuzja-po-nowoczesnej-i-inicjatywy-polska

-- ALL OF MACRON'S PARTY REBRANDINGS:
En Marche!
La République En Marche!
Since 2023: Renaissance

-- IN THE AVERAGE OF POLLS, MACRON'S PARTY CURRENTLY ENJOYS 12% SUPPORT, and his latest prime minister resigned today (after less than a month).

-- FOR SHORT-TERM GAIN, WALDEMAR ŻUREK AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE STEPPING INTO THE SHOES OF PIS - ARTUR BARTKIEWICZ IN RZ: "The government is doing exactly what it accuses its predecessors of, for example, regarding the National Council of the Judiciary – when the method of electing council members was changed by law, making a constitutional interpretation favorable to the ruling party, which is also the root cause of today's problems with so-called neo-judges."
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art43129211-artur-bartkiewicz-dla-doraznych-korzysci-waldemar-zurek-i-rzad-wchodza-w-buty-pis

-- BIRTHDAYS: Jerzy Hausner, Jerzy Owsiak, Hanna Zych-Cisoń.