-- ZANDBERG: DOCTORS SHOULD EARN MORE THAN MPS - BUT DEDICATE 100% OF THEIR ATTENTION TO PATIENTS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS - 300LIVE:
https://300polityka.pl/pl/live

-- GOVERNMENT APPROVAL RATINGS IN THE DECEMBER CBOS MONTHLY SURVEY DECLINED SLIGHTLY – in most analyzed dimensions, the changes do not exceed 1-2 percentage points. Donald Tusk's approval as head of government remains at a level similar to November – 36% of all respondents are satisfied with him leading the government.

-- AS CBOS ANALYSTS WRITE: HISTORICALLY, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS CENTURY, THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED A RELATIVELY GOOD RESULT. Leszek Miller's government in November 2003, after two years in office, recorded a drop in support of over 30 points (from 50% to 17%). Donald Tusk's first government in November 2009, two years after its formation, saw its ratings fall from 54% to 34%. After two years of Donald Tusk's government, one-third of all respondents (33%) declare support for his cabinet.

-- IN DECEMBER, DONALD TUSK'S GOVERNMENT'S RATINGS DECLINED SLIGHTLY IN MOST DIMENSIONS SURVEYED, WITH THE LARGEST DROP OCCURRING IN THE GOVERNMENT'S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE - WRITE CBOS ANALYSTS: 36% of Poles have a positive view of the government's economic actions (a decrease of 3 percentage points compared to November), while the percentage of critical opinions rose to 52% (by 3 points).
https://cbos.pl/PL/publikacje/raporty_tekst.php?id=7131

-- POLAND BETRAYS UKRAINE. AND NAWROCKI WILL LABEL ZELENSKY WITH A NATIONALIST STAMP - PIOTR PACEWICZ IN OKO.PRESS: “What should the Head of State do when seeing red-and-black flags in Kyiv? Turn away? That's why Zelensky had to come to Warsaw. Nawrocki will tell him what he demands as a True Pole. It will be easier because Tusk and practically the entire political class paved the way.”

-- IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT FEWER TRUE POLES HAVE ALREADY DONE THE DIRTY WORK. THEY PAVED THE WAY FOR NAWROCKI - CONTINUES PACEWICZ: “It was the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of the government who competed in January 2025 on who would blackmail Ukraine more: whether Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz ('without respect and commemoration of the Volhynia victims, there is no question of Ukraine joining the European Union'), or Donald Tusk ('Mr. Deputy Prime Minister has not discovered America, Ukraine will not become an EU member without Polish consent (...) As long as there is no respect for the standards of political and historical culture, Ukraine will not become part of the European family'). Jarosław Kaczyński's bon mot, 'They won't enter the EU with Bandera,' aligns with the Prime Ministers' narrative, which Miller commented on as 'Bravo Mr. Kaczyński!'”

-- IT WAS OUR ENLIGHTENED LIBERALS WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA THAT IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI SHOULD SHOW THAT HE IS POLISH AND HAS POLISH DUTIES - WRITES PACEWICZ FURTHER IN OKO: “The role of the authorities could be to cool down emerging anti-Ukrainian sentiments, disarm the right-wing's anti-immigrant populism and fake news produced by Russian bots (e.g., that Ukrainians are operated on before others), and finally, to conduct migration policy that highlights the benefits of migrant presence and good integration practices (not to be confused with assimilation). Do you recall any positive statement from an important politician this year directed at Ukrainians staying in Poland? Even one? Has anyone expressed outrage over the verbal and physical assaults, dozens of which the police describe (and only a fraction are reported)?”

-- IF I WERE THE POLISH AUTHORITIES, I WOULD DONATE TO A MASS IN CHURCH, AND EVEN BETTER IN A ORTHODOX CHURCH, BECAUSE SUCH MIGRANTS ARE HARD TO FIND - CONTINUES PIOTR PACEWICZ: “And indeed, if I were the Polish authorities, I would donate to a mass in church, and even better in an Orthodox church, because such migrants are hard to find. Indistinguishable in appearance, similar culture, hymns almost the same, both languages so similar, they couldn't be more so. Moreover, they are initially enthusiastic about Poland. We were at the top of Ukrainian rankings, we were their chosen nation, in the sense of being chosen in polls of favorite nations.”

-- BRAUN WITH HIS ELECTORATE OF OBSESSIONS AND BELIEF IN CONSPIRACIES HAS LESS INFLUENCE ON SUCH A CHANGE OF ATTITUDES THAN MILLER, AND MILLER LESS THAN TUSK OR KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ - PACEWICZ'S CONCLUSION IN OKO: “Politicians' fear of polls and poll results enter a loving embrace; every anti-Ukrainian statement by a politician fuels anti-Ukrainian cognitive reactions, which first manifest in reflexive responses and then stabilize into lasting attitudes, including approval of discrimination and mild forms of violence. Moreover, let us repeat, Grzegorz Braun with his electorate of obsessions and belief in conspiracies has less influence on such a change of attitudes than Miller, and Miller less than Tusk or Kosiniak-Kamysz.”
https://oko.press/polska-zdradza-ukraine-a-nawrocki-na-zelenskim-nacjonalistyczny-stempel

-- UKRAINIANS WILL NOT MAKE ANY CONCESSIONS IN THE FACE OF SUCH LANGUAGE. THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN BECAUSE KYIV PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDS THAT POLAND IS RULED NOT BY THE PRESIDENT, BUT BY THE GOVERNMENT - WITOLD JURASZ IN ONET: “It is obvious that Ukrainians will not make any concessions in the face of such language. This will also happen because Kyiv perfectly understands that Poland is ruled not by the president, but by the government. Therefore, if Ukraine were to suddenly make concessions to Poland, which the president could attribute to himself, Kyiv would risk worsening relations with the government, and it is the government, not the president, that decides whether Poland will transfer, for example, MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine.”

-- IN A SITUATION WHERE ALL THE MENTIONED HAVE BECOME SLAVES TO SUCH 'SUCCESSES,' POLAND WILL NOT ACHIEVE REAL SUCCESSES IN ITS RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE - CONTINUES JURASZ IN ONET: “In a situation where all the mentioned have become slaves to such 'successes,' Poland will not achieve real successes in its relations with Ukraine. This is also because in Kyiv, as in all other world capitals, it has become clear that one group of Poles can be played against another. Poles don't need much. It's enough for them to announce a 'success' to spite their compatriots.
https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/witold-jurasz-wolodymyr-zelenski-w-polsce-dwie-rzeczy-sa-pewne/bn7wh9l,79cfc278

-- THIS IS A SYMBOLIC BLOW TO THE ELITES OF THE THIRD REPUBLIC AND A MOVE STRENGTHENING THE NARRATIVE OF RADICAL, GENERATIONAL CHANGE - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “Opponents of Nawrocki's decision are immediately pushed into a corner, branded as supporters of post-communism, the corrupt Third Republic, and spokesmen for elites who should pass into history along with the Third Republic. This is precisely the same elite-mass division whose emphasis in the election campaign gave Nawrocki the presidency. Therefore, the president expects this move to strengthen polarization, which can be beneficial for him.”

-- NAWROCKI SHOWED HOW QUICKLY HE LEARNS POLITICS AND DEMONSTRATED CONSIDERABLE POLITICAL SHREWDNESS. - CONTINUES SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “By triumphantly announcing the removal of the historical Round Table from the Presidential Palace, President Karol Nawrocki showed how quickly he learns politics and demonstrated considerable political shrewdness.”
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art43534501-michal-szuldrzynski-dlaczego-karol-nawrocki-atakuje-okragly-stol-gra-toczy-sie-o-pamiec-i-wladze

-- IT LOOKED MORE LIKE AN OPERETTA GESTURE OF A DONALD TRUMP IMITATOR THAN THE CREATION OF A POLITICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND SERIOUS ACT - PRZEMYSŁAW SZUBARTOWICZ IN INTERIA: “In this context, Nawrocki's announcement, coinciding with the dismantling of the table, of the 'end of post-communism' (a reference to the famous performance by actress Joanna Szczepkowska, who announced the end of communism on 'Telewizyjny Dziennik') looked more like an operetta gesture of a Donald Trump imitator or a deliberate break from the creators of PiS, rather than the creation of a politically significant and serious act.”
https://wydarzenia.interia.pl/felietony/news-wszystkie-bledy-prezydenta,nId,22500139

-- THIS IS TO STRENGTHEN HIM IN THE POSITION OF LEADER OF NATIONALIST POLAND, WHOSE POLAND WOULD IT BE TODAY IF NOT FOR THIS FURNITURE? - AGNIESZKA KUBLIK IN GW: “Karol Nawrocki, the President of Poland, who officially wants to be the president of the right-wing camp, has just made another move intended to strengthen him in the position of leader of nationalist Poland. Today, he announced that he is removing the Round Table from the Presidential Palace – the most famous piece of furniture in Poland, and a symbol of the enormous success of Poles worldwide.”

-- IT SHOWS THAT HE IS STRIVING TO STRENGTHEN HIS POSITION AS LEADER ON THE EXTREME RIGHT-WING. He also did not light Hanukkah candles in the Palace; this tradition was introduced by Lech Kaczyński – continues Kublik in GW:
https://wyborcza.pl/7,75968,32481522,opowiesci-okraglego-stolu-czyja-by-dzis-byla-polska-gdyby.html