In the south of England this morning, there was a rush between the police and the lorry drivers gathered there, demanding permission to travel to France, reports Reuters. The first ferries from Dover with trucks have already arrived in France, but it will take time to unload the traffic jams. Testing of drivers for coronavirus has begun at Manston International Airport.

On Monday evening, the government published the text of the regulation concerning new restrictions from 28th December to 17th January. As we read in the paper, the activities of shopping malls, hotels, swimming pools and fitness centres will be closed. The limits of people shall not apply to vaccinated ones.

In the voivodeships where the air is more polluted, there are more coronavirus infections – results from preliminary research conducted by prof. Piotr Kleckowski from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow.

‘Thank you for your beautiful and patriotic attitude. Congratulations!’ – wrote President Andrzej Duda after announcing that Robert Lewandowski has been named the best men’s player for 2020 at the Best Fifa Football Awards. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki also congratulated Polish footballer.

All, who are children of that courage, we thank and bow down to them, because that blood paved the way to solidarity, freedom, to independent Rzeczypospolita – said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki while standing in front of the monument of fallen miners from ‘Wujek’ Coal Mine, in 39th anniversary of pacification of this coal mine.

‘No farmer would agree to such disrespect for an animal. A pig slaughtered and abandoned on the street can only prove one thing that AgroUnia is a different version of the ‘red lightning’ (women’s strike logo) because it is the same level of aggression, logic and political aspirations and its boss Michał Kołodziejczak decided to become an agricultural version of Marta Lempart’ - this is how Grzegorz Puda, the Minister of Agriculture, comments on AgroUnia's behaviour in an interview for Niezalezna.pl.

‘He had this warmth about him which hugged people’; ‘He was an amazing actor of a special humbleness, tact’; ‘Fortunately, your voice will stay with us, as long as we are’; ‘He was an intelligent and warm person on whom everybody could count’; ‘He was a prominent actor, extraordinary songs’ interpreter’; ‘He has just loved life, people, meetings, talks’ – this is how artists mention dead Piotr Machalica.

The creators of the martial law to maintain the power, decided to destroy Poland, they declared war against Polish society, they wanted to destroy ‘Solidarity’. The martial law was a crime on Poles – said the opposition activist in Polish People’s Republic (PRL) Krzysztof Wyszkowski.

‘Today, we have a very good budget, it is a special budget for this time’ – said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the air of RMF FM on Saturday morning (12 Dec 2020). He was a guest of Krzysztof Ziemiec. He admitted that voices concerning compromise are different, but Prime Minister firmly said that ‘Sovereignty is an ability to realize one’s interests among other countries. We killed two birds with one stone. We have strengthened our financial position, and we maintained a strengthened mechanism which will protect us from other countries’ arbitrary treatment’.

The appeal for Orlen’s boycott, which hires 20 thousand employers, is extremely irresponsible – emphasised the Member of the European Parliament of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) Beata Mazurek. According to her, Adam Szłapka’s post that ‘he does not buy on Orlen’ presents that ‘there are no limits to the disrepute and stupidy of the total opposition’.

‘This Next Generation EU fund is not a gift; it is not manna from heaven. It is not a present for Christmas. This is what we are legally entitled to. We have to stand together, to fight for our law’, said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Polsat News.

The acquisition of Polska Press by Orlen Group is a business decision – assessed the Vice-chief of the Chancellery of the President Paweł Mucha. It is an information management issue, the organisation of some media strategy. (...) It is also the context of strengthening of Polish international capital. It is strengthening of Polish economy pillars – he added.

The mechanism of the rule of law is a violation of the rule of law from the German presidency – assessed Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Marcin Horała in today’s program ‘Polityczna Kawa’ in Republika TV. Editor-in-chief Tomasz Sakiewicz together with the politician of the Law and Justice Party (PiS) and Senator of Polish People’s Party (PSL) discussed the Next Generation EU fund.

In the new Lithuanian government, there will be a Pole, Ewelina Dobrowolska. She is going to become the new Minister of Justice. Dobrowolska is a lawyer and well-known civil rights defender.

This year’s ‘Barbórka’ is different than the previous ones because of COVID-19 pandemic. 4th of December is a traditional miners’ celebration day. This is a day of Saint Barbara. Nobody forgets about the miner’s effort, so let’s find out some trivia about miner’s uniform.

Let’s help and see those who need our help but rarely ask for it; don’t be afraid of disability – appealed the presidential couple Andrzej Duda and Agata Kornhauser-Duda on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Germans are blackmailing us, they are blackmailing Poland, they are changing the rules of the game, they are changing the rules of the July agreement - said today the Deputy Minister of State Assets Janusz Kowalski. The politician also turned to the members of the opposition: Are you so cynical, or you just don’t understand it?

We have to talk with Portugal which starts its presidency in four weeks. We should not waste time talking with the German presidency. European Commission has started working on the twelfth system because it is obvious that there will not be an agreement in December this year. Then, Slovenia will begin its presidency. Prime Minister of Slovenia Janez Janša supported Polish-Hungarian veto – said Member of the European Parliament Jacek Saryusz-Wolski in program #Jedziemy on TVP Info. He was a guest of editor Michał Rachoń.