-- TODAY MARKS EWA MILEWICZ'S 78TH BIRTHDAY!

-- EWA MILEWICZ coined many terms that remain present in public debate today, including “falandyzacja” (Falandization - referring to the politicization of the judiciary) and “SLD wolno mniej” (The Democratic Left Alliance can do less).

-- IN THE 1990S AND EARLY 2000S, IT WAS A PARLIAMENTARY RITUAL FOR LEADING POLITICIANS TO APPROACH EWA MILEWICZ AFTER VOTES FOR CONVERSATIONS. SHE WOULD LEAN AGAINST THE BARRIER BY THE STAIRS, near the then-“journalists’ table,” usually in the company of Dominika Wielowieyska.



-- PHOTO: October 1980, Warsaw. A meeting at the apartment of Elżbieta and Paweł Bąkowski to celebrate 100 publications by Niezależna Oficyna Wydawnicza NOWa (Independent Publishing House NOWa). Ewa Milewicz, with Elżbieta Nekanda-Trepka, Michał Nekanda-Trepka in the background. Photo by Tomasz Abramowicz, from the archives of Ośrodek KARTA (KARTA Centre).

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-- 22 years ago, a Mi-8 helicopter carrying the then-Prime Minister Leszek Miller crashed near Piaseczno, resulting in injuries to 14 out of the 15 people on board.

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-- TWO YEARS AGO, THE LAST WEEK OF THE LAW AND JUSTICE (PiS) PARTY'S 8-YEAR RULE BEGAN.

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-- FROM THE HEALTH MINISTER'S PERSPECTIVE, I WOULD ALWAYS PREFER IT TO REMAIN AT THE CURRENT LEVEL - SAID JOLANTA SOBIERAŃSKA-GRENDA ON POLSAT NEWS - 300LIVE:
https://300polityka.pl/pl/live

-- IN YESTERDAY'S STATE OF PLAY, WE INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED THE AUTHORSHIP OF THE “EDITOR-IN-CHIEF'S NOTES” IN TYGODNIK POLITYKA (POLITYKA Weekly) TO JERZY BACZYŃSKI, whereas, this week, their author is Mariusz Janicki, the first deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly. We apologize:
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2324215,1,wybor-wroga-czyli-fokus-tuska-na-nawrockiego-ale-to-nie-z-nim-trzeba-wygrac-za-dwa-lata.read
 

-- 43% AGAINST THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROPOSAL ON REPARATIONS, 26% IN FAVOR - ONET POLL: “The SW Research firm, commissioned by Onet, asked respondents the question: 'Do you believe Poland should pay reparations to living Poles – victims of World War II, if Germany does not make such a decision?' Over a quarter of respondents (25.8%) believe that Poland should pay reparations. However, the largest group (43.3%) opposes this solution. Almost one-third of respondents (30.9%) remain unable to definitively assess whether Poland should take such a step.”
https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/polacy-w-sondazu-o-wyplatach-dla-ofiar-wojny-nie-dla-pomyslu-tuska/8500l7c,79cfc278

-- TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN FEW PROPONENTS OF POLEXIT IN POLLS CONDUCTED BY POLISH PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH CENTERS, ALTHOUGH POLES' ENTHUSIASM FOR THE EU HAS DWINDLED - BARTOSZ T. WIELIŃSKI AND MARTA URZĘDOWSKA IN GAZETA WYBORCZA DESCRIBE THE EUROBAROMETER SURVEY: “90% of Portuguese and 89% of Spanish citizens do not want to hear about leaving the EU, along with 78% of Germans. However, in Poland, only 69% of respondents support remaining in the community, and 25% want a Polexit. It's worse only in France, where 27% of respondents want to leave the EU, while 67% want to remain in the Union. Poland's result is shocking, although the number of integration supporters significantly outweighs the number of opponents. So far, in polls conducted by Polish public opinion research centers, there have been few supporters of Polexit, although Poles' enthusiasm for the EU has been waning.”

-- THE AUTHORS OF THE STUDY EMPHASIZE THAT COUNTRIES LIKE FRANCE, BUT ALSO POLAND, ARE BECOMING THE WEAK LINK IN EUROPE - WIELIŃSKI AND URZĘDOWSKA CONTINUE IN GAZETA WYBORCZA: “In 2022, 92% of Poles were in favor of remaining in the EU; two years later, it was 77%. Now, however, the results are even worse, and the data indicating a record 25% support for Polexit are extremely alarming. The authors of the study emphasize that countries like France, but also Poland, are becoming the weak link in Europe.”

-- AS MANY AS 72% OF POLES DO NOT WANT TO ADOPT THE EURO AS THEIR CURRENCY - CONTINUES GAZETA WYBORCZA.

-- ONLY 19% DIRECTLY CONSIDER TRUMP AN ENEMY, WHILE 57% IN FRANCE DO - WIELIŃSKI AND URZĘDOWSKA CONTINUE IN GAZETA WYBORCZA ABOUT THE EUROBAROMETER SURVEY: “Researchers also asked respondents about their attitude towards US President Donald Trump. In the nine surveyed countries, an average of 48% of people directly consider him an enemy – the highest, at 62%, in Belgium and 57% in France. This view is represented by significantly fewer residents of Croatia (37%) and Poland – 19%.”
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75399,32445924,stajemy-sie-slabym-ogniwem-alarmujace-dane-o-poparciu-polakow.html

-- ONLY 16% OF POLES ASSESS THE COUNTRY'S WEALTH AS HIGH ENOUGH TO PLACE IT AMONG THE 20 WEALTHIEST GLOBALLY - PIOTR MAZURKIEWICZ IN RZECZPOSPOLITA ABOUT THE ARC RYNEK I OPINIA SURVEY: “In October, the International Monetary Fund announced that according to its forecasts, Poland's GDP will reach $1.04 trillion this year. This will mean we become the 20th largest economy in the world. However, less than one in five Poles are aware of this, and as many as 43% believe our country ranks between 51st and 100th globally in terms of wealth – according to an ARC Rynek i Opinia survey, the results of which 'Rzeczpospolita' obtained first.”
https://www.rp.pl/gospodarka/art43444941-polacy-nie-wierza-w-polske-wsrod-najbogatszych-panstw-swiata

-- NAWROCKI VETOED THE CHAIN LAW. AND QUITE RIGHTLY SO! - ROBERT JURSZO IN GAZETA WYBORCZA: “Broadly speaking, I fear there is a risk that the law will replace life sentences in chains with life sentences in kennels. (...) This law is a dud; it's not worth fighting for, and the ruling coalition has already announced it will. Dogs suffering in chains need effective legal change. The chain law is not that.”
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32444257,nawrocki-zawetowal-ustawe-lancuchowa-i-bardzo-dobrze.html

-- THE FATE OF TVP WILNO IS BEING DECIDED. WILL POLES IN LITHUANIA BE LEFT AGAIN ONLY WITH RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION? - EMILIA KUNCEWICZ IN OKO.PRESS: “The budget for TVP Wilno, a channel and portal of Polish Television aimed at the Polish community in Lithuania, is to be cut by approximately 70% in 2026. The station's director informed employees of this on December 2nd. This means a reduction of the team from 157 to 82 people. The media outlets were created in response to the increasing influence of disinformation from Russia – Polish media in Lithuania today are the main source of information for Poles living there who are looking for a reliable source of information in their native language.”
https://oko.press/tvp-wilno-czy-polacy-na-litwie-zostana-z-rosyjska-dezinformacja

-- THE BLACKEST BARBÓRKA IN JSW IN YEARS. "AUTHORITIES HAVE CONSUMED RECORD PROFITS" - SZYMON MAJEWSKI IN BUSINESS INSIDER: “The former president, Ryszard Janta, officially wrote to the crew not long ago that we have a significant surplus of administrative staff. In recent years, the company's management has squandered record-high profits, achieved after the increase in coking coal prices on global markets, and which will likely never be repeated – says a union member.”
https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/barborka-obnizona-o-30-proc-zwiazki-w-jsw-stawiaja-zarzadowi-ultimatum/mc1lsst

-- BIRTHDAYS: Ewa Milewicz, Jarosław Gowin, Adrian Zandberg, Maciej Tomaszewski, Filip Frąckowiak, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz.