Today's State of Play
-- MORAWIECKI IS A MAN WHO ACCEPTS REALITY. SOMETIMES EASIER, SOMETIMES HARDER, BUT HE ACCEPTS IT - JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI IN A CONVERSATION WITH MATEUSZ RATAJCZAK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF WIRTUALNA POLSKA: “Mateusz Morawiecki is a man who accepts reality. Sometimes easier, sometimes harder, but he accepts it. That is his great advantage. Regarding Mateusz Morawiecki, he is a very ambitious politician and has every reason to be. He is capable and was a very effective Prime Minister. However, to even think about the premiership, one condition must be met: one must win the elections.”
-- IT IS IN NO WAY THE CASE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE PRIME MINISTER, BUT WILL MERELY HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE - KACZYŃSKI IN WP: “Many times at this table – because he comes here, though he chooses a chair next to me – I told him: remember that it is in no way the case that you will not be Prime Minister, but will merely have to wait a while. Politics is variable, situations are variable.”
-- BRAUN HIMSELF IS A PHENOMENON OUTSIDE THE REALM OF NORMAL POLITICS. I AM ABSOLUTELY NOT TALKING ABOUT THE VOTERS, WHO SOMETIMES DON'T EVEN REALIZE WHICH PEOPLE SURROUND BRAUN - KACZYŃSKI CONTINUES IN WP: “Grzegorz Braun himself is a phenomenon outside the realm of normal politics. I am absolutely not talking about the voters, who sometimes don't even realize which people surround Braun: Russian connections, anti-pope statements. If people knew about this, many would not support Braun.”
-- KACZYŃSKI CHOOSES THE OPTION OF NOT GOVERNING RATHER THAN GOVERNING WITH BRAUN - A FRAGMENT FROM WP:
“ – Even if it turned out that you could govern with them or not govern at all – do you choose the second option?
- Yes. It ended badly once before when we went together – with Andrzej Lepper’s Samoobrona. And Samoobrona, compared to today’s Braun, was a civilized party, practically representatives of the salons.”
-- MR. MENTZEN REPRESENTS VIEWS ESSENTIALLY FROM THAT SIDE - KACZYŃSKI FURTHER IN RATAJCZAK AT WP: “I believe that sociologists and political scientists who classify Sławomir Mentzen's politics as being on the side where we are not, due to social Darwinism (i.e., the belief that in social and economic life everyone should fend for themselves, and the stronger wins – ed.), are right. Mr. Mentzen represents views essentially from that side.”
-- TUSK HAS EMBARKED ON A COURSE OF EVENTS THAT WILL CAUSE POLAND TO CEASE FUNCTIONING AS A SOVEREIGN STATE - KACZYŃSKI STILL IN WP: “Tusk has completely destroyed the functioning of the state. He has completely destroyed public finances. He has completely subordinated politics to German interests. And he has embarked on a course of events that will cause Poland to cease functioning as a sovereign state. Repairing the state after these few years of their rule will be a great and difficult undertaking. It will probably be necessary to turn to international law specialists, as they deal with solving such problems. And in Tusk's world, the Constitution practically does not apply.”
-- TUSK IS IMPLEMENTING THE GERMAN AGENDA: THE MATTER OF PORTS, NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, ODER RIVER, CPK - CLAIMS KACZYŃSKI: “And today's government is extremely harmful and destructive, and moreover, disgusting, because it is a display of subservience to Germany. Tusk is implementing the German agenda: the matter of ports, the nuclear power plant, the Oder River, CPK. Germany did not like any of this. The construction of north-south highways worsened Germany's situation and improved Poland's, so they are not being built.”
-- WE SHOULD STRIVE FOR UKRAINE TO WIN THE WAR, ALBEIT IT IS DIFFICULT AND MAY NOT SUCCEED, AND SECONDLY, FOR IT TO CHANGE, BECAUSE THE BANDERIZATION PROCESSES THERE ARE NOT WEAKENING BUT RATHER INTENSIFYING - KACZYŃSKI TELLS RATAJCZAK IN WP: “We are not leaving it aside, but reacting. It's a strong reaction, a strong diplomatic undertaking, but we shouldn't go further. I have already heard proposals to present far-reaching ultimatums – this would have no practical significance and would not help the cause. We should strive for Ukraine to win the war, although it is difficult and may not succeed, and secondly, for it to change, because the processes of Banderization there are not weakening at the moment, but rather intensifying.”
-- AS PART OF AN AGREEMENT, POLAND ALLOWED UKRAINIAN GANGSTERS TO EARN FROM PROSTITUTION FOR YEARS - ONET AND Goniec: “The Rysich brothers, Ukrainian gangsters who allegedly recorded prominent politicians and businessmen in their escort agencies, were paid collaborators of the Polish state. As part of an agreement, Poland allowed them to earn from prostitution for years. Our state also allowed them to freely conduct criminal activities, including exploiting women for prostitution. Furthermore, the police regularly paid the Rysich brothers for the information they provided. By allowing the long-term harm to victims, have unprecedented boundaries been crossed?”https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/sensacyjne-ustalenia-onetu-i-gonca-w-sprawie-afery-podkarpackiej/x3b79k9
-- AS THE PORTAL UKRAINSKA PRAVDA ESTABLISHED, THE PLANE WITH ZELENSKYY ON BOARD DID NOT TAKE OFF FROM THE AIRPORT IN POLAND THIS TIME, BUT FROM KISHINEV. Earlier, the Ukrainian president's plane arrived from the capital of Podkarpacie to the capital of Moldova.
https://www.onet.pl/informacje/onetwiadomosci/wolodymyr-zelenski-ominal-polske-to-pierwsza-taka-sytuacja-od-dawna/d5ze27g,79cfc278
-- ANTI-UKRAINIAN SENTIMENTS ARE BEING FUELED NOT ONLY BY THE RIGHT-WING OPPOSITION AND THE PRESIDENT, BUT ALSO BY PRIME MINISTER DONALD TUSK'S LIBERAL CAMP - MICHAŁ SZUŁDRZYŃSKI IN RZ: “Perhaps politicians involved in this – representatives of the right-wing opposition and the liberal governing coalition seem to be competing – will manage to score a few points by stoking sentiments. However, our relations with Ukraine will be damaged for years. Of course, the primary cause is our neighbors' reluctance to confront their past and the current cult of the UPA. However, the blame will also fall on everyone who is fanning these sentiments today. And so ends another romantic dream of friendship between our nations in the face of Russian aggression.”
https://www.rp.pl/komentarze/art44572631-michal-szuldrzynski-deportacja-ukrainca-za-suma-czy-za-decyzje-zelenskiego-w-sprawie-upa
-- ON THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY ON GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, GERMANY WILL RETURN THE JAGIELLONIAN RING AND OTHER CONFISCATED WORKS OF ART TO POLAND, AMONG OTHER THINGS. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE NO NEW TREATY BECAUSE BERLIN FEARS THAT PRESIDENT KAROL NAWROCKI WILL NOT SIGN IT - MICHAŁ KOKOT AND BARTOSZ WIELIŃSKI IN GW.
-- GERMANY HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR MONEY TO PAY THE STILL-LIVING REPRESSEES DURING WORLD WAR II SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. FROM OUR INFORMATION, THERE HAS BEEN NO RESULT - continue the GW authors:https://wyborcza.pl/7,75399,32839105,niemcy-nie-dadza-odszkodowan-polakom-represjonowanym-przez-iii.html
-- TV REPUBLIKA ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHARGES AGAINST ADRIAN KLARENBACH ARE THE WORK OF TUSK'S PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE. MEANWHILE, THE EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM AND HIS WIFE WAS FOUND BY CBA AGENTS DURING THE PIS GOVERNMENT'S TIME - MARCIN RYBAK IN GW: https://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,32836208,gwiazdor-tv-republika-adrian-klarenbach-oskarzony-o-trzy.html
-- FROM A GEOPOLITICAL PERSPECTIVE, IT TURNED OUT THAT CAPITAL HAS NATIONALITY AND IS OFTEN A WEAPON IN POLITICAL STRUGGLE - HEAD OF MAPS WOJCIECH BALCZUN IN A CONVERSATION WITH SEBASTIAN OGÓREK IN GW: “A few months ago, I met with my French counterpart, and only then did I realize how huge the state's share is in entities of strategic importance in that country. We cannot be offended by the reality surrounding us. The world has changed, we live in unstable times. From a geopolitical perspective, it turned out that capital has nationality and is often a weapon in political struggle. Let's even look at the United States to see how companies humbly line up to carry out tasks set by the president. I don't want to judge this, but I want to point out that the role of the state has changed recently.”https://wyborcza.biz/biznes/7,147582,32836485,wojciech-balczun-popatrzmy-na-stany-firmy-pokornie-ustawiaja.html
-- THERE IS AN AVERSION TO RISK, A FEAR OF MAKING DECISIONS. MANAGERS IN COMPANIES THEREFORE HAVE NO MOTIVATION TO DO SO - SONIA SOBCZYK-GRYGIEL IN BUSINESS INSIDER ABOUT THE SMR ORLEN-SOŁOWÓW PROJECT: “Our interlocutors indicate that, on the one hand, taking care of the company's interests is the responsibility of Orlen's management. However, on the other hand, as one of our sources assesses, in Poland 'the approach of energy companies is that short-term actions, quick successes and bonuses count.' — And this is what investments in gas power plants, solar, or wind farms provide. No one wants to build nuclear power or long-term investments in general – we hear. – There is an aversion to risk, a fear of making decisions. Managers in companies therefore have no motivation to do so. For them, 'quick wins' are profitable – our source concludes.”https://businessinsider.com.pl/gospodarka/ministerstwo-energii-szykuje-wsparcie-dla-smr-ow-oto-zalozenia-nowej-mapy/w3evvsv
-- THE PEASANTS ARE URGING THE CIVIC COALITION TO SUPPORT THEIR IDEA OF GRADUALLY INCREASING THE TAX-FREE AMOUNT ANNUALLY – BY PLN 5,000, THEN PLN 10,000, AND PLN 15,000, UNTIL THE TAX-FREE AMOUNT REACHES PLN 60,000 – GRZEGORZ OSIECKI AND TOMASZ ŻÓŁCIAK IN MONEY: “The Peasants are urging the Civic Coalition to support their idea of gradually increasing the tax-free amount annually – by PLN 5,000, then PLN 10,000, and PLN 15,000, until the tax-free amount reaches PLN 60,000. High-level talks took place this week. PSL politicians presented a detailed concept on this matter and are hoping for a response from their coalition partner within a few weeks. Our concept met with interest, including from the Ministry of Finance. We heard from the Civic Coalition that the proposal will be verified by government analysts. We hope for some response within two weeks. We got the impression that there might even be a temptation for the Civic Coalition to make it a government project. Even if that happens, we won't argue about authorship – indicates one of the PSL politicians.”
-- THE LEFT CLAIMS THAT HEALTHCARE PROTECTION SHOULD BE THE PRIORITY – FURTHER IN MONEY: “The Left, in turn, sets a tough condition. – We will absolutely not agree to this until we fix the situation in healthcare. This is the priority of the Left's budget negotiations, but it should also be the priority of the entire government, as shown by surveys conducted among Poles – says Łukasz Michnik, the party's spokesperson.”https://www.money.pl/finanse/blizej-do-wyzszej-kwoty-wolnej-trwaja-negocjacje-ko-z-psl-7292870434019808a.html
-- DOMAŃSKI, WHEN ASKED ABOUT RAISING THE TAX THRESHOLD: WE WILL ANALYZE FINANCIAL POSSIBILITIES – 300LIVE: https://300polityka.pl/pl/live/2026-06-08
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