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Grzegorz Macko reported that in Mieroszów he participated in a crisis management team regarding the situation at the zoo in Łączna, and then met with protesters outside the garden. During the meeting, as he relayed, he learned from the police chief in Wałbrzych that the Ministry of Climate and Environment, led by Paulina Henning-Kloska, had been involved in discussions about transporting animals from Poland to the Netherlands for some time. Macko wrote that the zoo fence was damaged and more foundations were withdrawing from activities on its premises and taking over the animals. He accused the voivode, Anna Żabska from the Civic Coalition, of convening the crisis team but not attending it herself. According to him, there was chaos on the spot, no one responsible for coordination, and institutions did not indicate who would take care of the animals after the organizations withdrew. He added that the police officers moved among the animals and provided them with water. He conveyed that a representative of the prosecutor's office said during the crisis team that activities were completed the previous day. Macko added that in the afternoon the court did not grant the prosecutor's request to arrest the owner of the zoo. The politician emphasized that in his opinion, politicians and residents should not decide who is right in the dispute or assess whether irregularities occurred. However, he considered it the politicians' duty to evaluate the actions of state services. He described the situation at the zoo as an example of serious communication, organizational, and perhaps legal problems. He also wrote that the case showed, as he assessed, a broader dysfunction of the state, also in terms of animal welfare. #ZOO #OchronaZwierząt #Kryzys (translated)

The author of the entry stated that after three quarters of 2026, the deficit exceeded 172 billion PLN, and there was still a shortfall in revenues corresponding to one month’s tax income, which is nearly 48 billion PLN. He anticipated spending cuts in the last quarter and called for the resignation of the Minister of Finance. He added that on October 20, a motion for the dismissal of the minister is to be discussed. #deficyt #finanse #polityka #PL (translated)

The author of the entry referred to information from the Ministry of Finance that the estimated state budget deficit after September 2026 amounted to about 172.2 billion PLN, compared to about 151.1 billion PLN after August. He described the government's management of public finances as dramatic and wrote that for this reason it attracted attention. #finanse #budżet #deficyt #PL (translated)

Freedom of Speech wrote that the deficit was supposed to amount to 270 billion this year and 280 billion next year, and yet "something has to be promised." He stated that Ćwik and Kloska did not calculate this, but he considered the strategy itself to be correct: in his opinion, it consisted of promising unfulfilled things to stay in power thanks to gullible voters. https://t.co/dgjxZZA0T9 #deficyt #polityka #obietnice (translated)

Kafir wrote that he increasingly considered elitism to be better than democracy, because — as he claimed — in elections the vote of a person with knowledge and experience carries the same weight as the vote of a person without basic competencies. He noted that elitism, in his opinion, did not depend on wealth or education, but on knowledge, reason, and the ability to think independently. He criticized voters who — according to him — assessed economic policy without knowledge of issues such as inflation, budget, or monetary policy. As examples, he referred to people shopping at Lidl and Biedronka, as well as checking purchase prices, and accused some of them of confusing daily savings with the competencies needed to evaluate the state's finances. At the same time, he emphasized that simply looking for cheaper products was not bad. Kafir also criticized politicians who — as he wrote — lacked experience in running businesses or managing budgets, yet held positions that allowed them to decide on significant public expenditures. He accused right-wing groups of citing religion, tradition, and national values while simultaneously supporting strong authority without proper oversight. He argued that appeals to patriotism and religion did not replace the knowledge and competencies necessary to govern the state. He compared the expectations placed on children in their education to the expectations of politicians. He wrote that parents usually required their children to learn math and helped them acquire knowledge, yet some voters — in his opinion — did not expect similar competencies from those seeking power. He compared governing the state to entrusting a ten-year-old child with the household budget without parental control, pointing out that promises of unfunded expenditures could lead to debt. The author accused voters of re-electing politicians despite their mistakes if they promised them more money, and that they rejected criticism as a lack of patriotism. He claimed that some people did not want to check information or analyze arguments and instead trusted loud political messages. In conclusion, he asked why voters demanded education from children but did not require knowledge from politicians before entrusting them with power. He also mentioned the action "7 percent of 460," relating it to the number of deputies, and stated that there were at most 7 percent of wise ones among them. #Demokracja #Elitaryzm #Edukacja (translated)

We can also see this rise in the importance of China beyond the borders of Poland, and in Brussels, the number one topic is the European Union's trade deficit with the Middle Kingdom, which, as the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen recently stated, amounts to 1 billion euros per day. #Polska #Chiny #handelskalę (translated)

Poland is heavily dependent on Chinese products, which leads to a huge trade deficit, while at the same time taking steps to mitigate the risks associated with this dependency, including cooperating with Taiwan for alternative supply chains. #Polska #Chiny #handelskalę (translated)

Indeed, according to the announcement by the Minister of Finance Andrzej Domański, the deficit of the public finance sector this year and next year is expected to be 7.1% of GDP, with real GDP growth of 3.6% and 3% respectively. #FinansePubliczne #Deficyt #PolitykaEkonomiczna (translated)

The article describes the dramatic state of public finances in Poland, pointing to the blame of politicians from all options who have ignored the growing deficit and debt for years, leading to the projected breach of the statutory caution threshold in 2028. #FinansePubliczne #Deficyt #PolitykaEkonomiczna (translated)

The commentator referenced a critical statement by Krzysztof Stanowski about Andrzej Domański. Stanowski asked whether the Minister of Finance should be handing out flyers in Kraków in the middle of the week to help someone win elections, and described such a situation as absurd. The commentator added that the planned budget deficit for 2027 was 281 billion PLN, and also called the situation absurd. #Polska #finanse #wybory (translated)

Filip Dąb-Mirowski wrote that Donald Trump announced an agreement with Vladimir Putin regarding the resumption of Russian diesel exports to international markets. According to the author, the U.S. Department of the Treasury suspended related sanctions until April 7, 2027. Dąb-Mirowski assessed that sales could provide Russia with funds for further waging war, as the planned budget deficit was expected to be twice as high as initially anticipated, and the economy and finances were experiencing the greatest collapse since the 1990s. He also wrote that Putin was cutting social spending, directing funds to the military. The author noted that Russia would not be able to supply the planned volumes, reaching 3 million tons, in the foreseeable future. He cited the shutdown of the largest refineries due to Ukrainian airstrikes, limited maritime export capabilities, and prioritization of domestic market supply as reasons. He added that supplies of that size would not impact the global market, as they would be too small relative to its needs. Dąb-Mirowski speculated that the agreement could precede an American ultimatum to Ukraine to stop attacks on Russian petrochemicals. He also pointed out that it was announced during a visit by a Ukrainian delegation to Florida, where they were supposed to prepare a peace plan together with American negotiators. According to the author, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed frustration that Ukraine was acting as a shield for negotiations with Russia. The author claimed that the Republicans were heading for a historic defeat in the upcoming midterms, which were to take place in four weeks, and Trump wanted to lower fuel prices in the U.S. Dąb-Mirowski indicated the Strait of Hormuz as the heart of the problem, which — he wrote — Trump had failed to resolve. He summarized that in his opinion, this confirmed the pro-Russian nature of the current U.S. administration. #Trump #Putin #sankcje (translated)

The author of the entry assessed the scale of EU discussions with China and concessions from Beijing, pointing out that the import of Chinese hybrids, which was supposed to be limited, amounted to around 5.4 billion euros. He added that the value of EU exports covered by the planned reduction of Chinese tariffs is about 4 billion euros, and the EU's trade deficit with China in 2025 was around 369.8 billion euros. #handel #UniaEuropejska #Chiny #EU #CN (translated)