-- PRZYDACZ ON CONTACTS WITH THE US ADMINISTRATION: THE YIELD FROM THESE CONVERSATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF SECURITY POLICY IS FAR FROM OUR EXPECTATIONS - 300LIVE:
https://300polityka.pl/pl/live/2025-12-09/

-- REBELLION AT THE NBP: THE BOARD VS. GLAPIŃSKI. THE PRESIDENT INTERRUPTED THE SESSION - TOMASZ ŻÓŁCIAK AND GRZEGORZ OSIECKI IN MONEY.PL: “The conflict within the management board of the National Bank of Poland is rapidly intensifying. Money.pl has obtained documents revealing the behind-the-scenes of a sharp dispute between President Adam Glapiński and board members. Proposals for revolutionary changes, including those concerning the president's bonuses, are on the table. For now, Glapiński is unwilling to discuss such changes.”

-- CONFLICT AT THE NBP RESEMBLES THAT AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL - ŻÓŁCIAK AND OSIECKI FURTHER IN MONEY: “The escalating conflict within the bank's management board is beginning to resemble the division in another important institution – the Constitutional Tribunal, where judges appointed by PiS have entered into sharp conflict. – It might even be amusing, but as we can see, life goes on without the CT, and here we are talking about the stability of the central bank, a super-important institution that compensates for what fiscal policy fails to achieve – notes someone associated with finance.
The situation is certainly unprecedented: none of the previous presidents have been so conflicted with board members, let alone faced the threat of being dominated on the bank's board by an opposing majority.”
https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/bunt-w-nbp-zarzad-kontra-glapinski-prezes-przerwal-posiedzenie-7230368873769920a.html

-- PIS DREAMED OF "A THOUSAND VIETNAMS," SO THEY GOT THEM FROM TUSK. AND THEY ARE LOSING BATTLE AFTER BATTLE - MICHAŁ DANIELEWSKI ON TYGODNIK POLITYKA: “Setting aside the somewhat eccentric rhetorical device of a conservative politician paraphrasing Che Guevara, one must acknowledge Morawiecki's point: the opposition should regularly present the government with new battles, focused on inconvenient topics, thereby pushing the ruling camp into constant defense. It would also be good to share roles, so that the politician who is the face of the greatest price increases in the 21st century doesn't lament today's high costs, but these are mere details. Generally speaking, Morawiecki's idea makes sense. The only problem is that his own party has decided to ignore it, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk has successfully adopted the concept of 'a thousand Vietnams' and is extracting maximum benefit from it.”

-- TUSK NOW HAS ALMOST COMPLETE CONTROL OVER THE POLITICAL NARRATIVE, WHICH IS EVIDENT IN THE POLLS - DANIELEWSKI FURTHER: “In short, the attempt to overwhelm the government with a thousand battles ended like an internet meme captioned: 'Call an ambulance! But not for me...'. Today, Tusk has almost complete control over the political narrative, which is evident in the polls. In the latest CBOS survey, the Civic Coalition's lead over PiS reaches 10 percentage points, and the entire ruling camp has one point more than the right-wing opposition (48:47 percent).”
https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/kraj/2324997,1,notatnik-polityczny-pis-marzyl-o-tysiacach-wietnamow-wiec-je-dostal-od-tuska-i-przegrywa-bitwe-za-bitwa.read?src=mt

-- THE TUSK GOVERNMENT HAS NOT HAD ANY SPECTACULAR SUCCESSES RECENTLY; RATHER, IT IS STRUGGLING, AND INEFFECTIVELY, WITH THE GROWING CRISIS SURROUNDING HEALTHCARE AND THE STATE OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH FUND'S FINANCES. AND YET, THE RATINGS OF THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT, AS WELL AS THE PRIME MINISTER HIMSELF, HAVE BOUNCED BACK FROM THE BOTTOM - MAREK KĘSKRAWIEC IN TYGODNIK POWSZECHNY: “Nawrocki positioning himself as a 'veto machine' might prove to be a mistake. The Tusk government has not had any spectacular successes recently; rather, it is struggling, and ineffectively, with the growing crisis surrounding healthcare and the state of the National Health Fund's finances. And yet, recent polls show that the ratings of the entire government, as well as the prime minister himself, have bounced back from the bottom and clearly gone up.”

-- VOTERS DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO TRANSLATE THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT WITH TUSK INTO VOTING FOR AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS PARALYZING THE STATE TODAY - KĘSKRAWIEC FURTHER IN TYGODNIK: “Ultimately, when voters have had their fill of these spectacles, they do not necessarily have to translate their disappointment with Tusk into voting for an environment that is paralyzing the state today. And what's more, it can only govern when it makes a deal with Grzegorz Braun.”
https://www.tygodnikpowszechny.pl/czy-strategia-utracania-tak-wielu-ustaw-nie-okaze-sie-problemem-dla-samego-prezydenta-192426

-- A UCE RESEARCH POLL SHOWS DIVIDED OPINIONS AMONG POLES REGARDING PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK'S PERFORMANCE – 33.1% RATE IT WELL, 42.6% BADLY, AND 24.3% ARE UNDECIDED: “Only 11.26% rated Donald Tusk's performance very well. The 'rather well' option was indicated by another 21.84% of participants. In total, this amounts to 33.1% of people who spoke positively about the Prime Minister's achievements. Another 17.53% of respondents believe Tusk's performance is rather poor. Additionally, 25.07% rated the Prime Minister's performance very poorly. In total, this is 42.6% of respondents. The remaining 24.29% of people could not give a definitive assessment.”
https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/polacy-ocenili-donalda-tuska-ten-sondaz-to-zla-wiadomosc-dla-premiera/pfjnhrl,79cfc278

-- IN A POLL FOR "SUPER EXPRESS," 56% OF RESPONDENTS RATED THE PRESIDENT'S VETO OF THE SO-CALLED CHAIN LAW POORLY. 44% OF RESPONDENTS RATED THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION WELL.
https://polityka.se.pl/wiadomosci/prezydent-nie-zgodzil-sie-na-spuszczenie-psow-z-lancuchow-wiemy-co-o-wecie-sadza-polacy-aa-ECKD-s2ma-LsJp.html

-- PAP: HOSPITALS ARE SUSPENDING ADMISSIONS - DISPATCH QUOTED BY BUSINESS INSIDER: “Hospitals in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, under the regional government, are sounding the alarm about the lack of refunds from the National Health Fund. Consequently, at the Provincial Specialist Hospital in Kielce, procedures for hundreds of patients have been postponed. Directors of five facilities presented data on accumulating liabilities during a Monday meeting. At the beginning of December, the Provincial Specialist Hospital in Kielce announced the suspension of planned procedures until the end of 2025. As reported by Director Marcin Martyniak, the restrictions affect 11 out of the hospital's 75 units, impacting nearly 300 patients. According to NFZ data, this facility's financial arrears amount to PLN 23 million.”
https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/wstrzymane-zabiegi-w-kielcach-szpitale-swietokrzyskie-pod-presja-finansowa/mw3esgx

-- A SERIES OF ERRORS IN PAP DISPATCHES - DOMINIK SENKOWSKI IN WIRTUALNE MEDIA: “Recently, several errors concerning key politicians have appeared in Polish Press Agency dispatches. – There are too many of these slip-ups – believes media expert Adam Szynol. – We have a clear procedure for correcting mistakes, and that is the greatest value – says PAP's editor-in-chief, Wojciech Tumidalski. In recent months, the Polish Press Agency has had to correct its dispatches several times due to errors. The most publicized slip-up occurred at the end of September when the Agency sent an incorrect summary of a statement by US President Donald Trump, which in reality was not about aid for Poland, but for Ukraine.”
https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/polska-agencja-prasowa-wpadka-blad-depesza-donald-trump-karol-nawrocki-sprostowanie,7228527254289312a

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