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Com quase 39 pontos de média geral, O Outro Lado do Paraíso fechou a semana passada com melhor média semanal desde a estreia, em março. Na sexta-feira, a trama das nove da Globo, cravou 43 pontos.

No início da noite, Orgulho e Paixão passa despercebida na faixa das seis. A reprise de Celebridade, no Vale a Pena Ver de Novo, também segue muito mal.

Power Couple Brasil aumenta público da Record TV, mas perde para reprise de filme do SBT (Tela de Sucessos).

Confira, abaixo, as audiências de sexta-feira, 4 de maio:


Bom Dia São Paulo – 9,4
Bom Dia Brasil – 10,0
Mais Você – 8,3
Bem Estar – 6,8
Encontro – 8,0
SP1 – 12,7
Globo Esporte – 12,4
Jornal Hoje – 11,9
Vídeo Show – 9,5
Sessão da Tarde: Diário de Um Banana 3 – Dias de Cão – 10,1
Vale a Pena Ver de Novo: Celebridade – 12,5
Malhação: Vidas Brasileiras – 16,7
Orgulho e Paixão – 20,9
SP2 – 23,9
Deus Salve o Rei – 24,1
Jornal Nacional – 31,4
O Outro Lado do Paraíso – 42,8
Globo Repórter – 26,5
Onde Nascem os Fortes – 16,0
Jornal da Globo – 10,6
Conversa com Bial – 8,4
Segredos e Mentiras – 6,8


Primeiro Impacto – 4,5
Mundo Disney – 4,7
Bom Dia & Cia – 6,9
Fofocalizando – 5,9
Casos de Família – 6,5
Coração Indomável – 7,6
Amanhã é Para Sempre – 6,8
SBT Brasil – 7,5
Carinha de Anjo – 9,2
Chiquititas – 7,5
Programa do Ratinho – 8,6
Tela de Sucessos: Deu a louca nos bichos – 9,7
The Noite – 4,9
Operação Mesquita – 3,2
SBT Notícias local – 3,1


Balanço Geral Manhã – 1,6
São Paulo no Ar – 3,5
Fala Brasil – 5,3
Hoje em Dia – 5,1
Balanço Geral SP – 8,7
Luz do Sol – 6,6
Bicho do Mato – 5,8
Cidade Alerta – 9,4
Os Dez Mandamentos – 9,5
Apocalipse – 8,4
Jornal da Record – 6,4
Power Couple Brasil – 7,9
Super Tela: Assalto ao 13º Distrito – 5,1

Um ponto no Ibope equivale a 71,9 mil domicílios. Esses números servem como referência para o mercado publicitário.

Fonte: IBOPE / MW – Praça São Paulo

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Consolidados Grande SP 06/05/2018

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Na madrugada, com programa sobre abordagem política, SBT perde metade do público do Programa Silvio Santos.

Com Hora do Faro e Domingo ShowRecord TV assegura a vice-liderança isolada.

Programa Silvio Santos, no entanto, dribla o Domingo Espetacular e ficar em segundo.

Pela manhã, Auto Esporte é destaque na programação da Globo.

Confira, abaixo, as audiências de domingo, 6 de maio:


Santa Missa em Seu Lar – 3,3
Antena Paulista – 4,8
Pequenas Empresas, Grandes Negócios – 7,1
Globo Rural – 9,8
Auto Esporte – 10,7
Esporte Espetacular – 8,5
Tamanho Família – 12,2
Temperatura Máxima: Capitão América, o primeiro Vingador – 15,0
Futebol – Campeonato Brasileiro: Atlético-PR x Palmeiras – 21,6
Domingão do Faustão – 19,9
Fantástico – 21,8
Domingo Maior: Alvo Duplo – 12,1


Acelerados – 2,8
Tô de Férias – 3,5
Chaves – 6,9
Mundo Disney – 6,8
Domingo Legal – 7,0
Eliana – 7,6
Roda a Roda – 10,7
Sorteio da Tele Sena – 10,3
Programa Silvio Santos – 12,4
Poder em Foco – 5,1
SBT Notícias – 3,3


Record Kids – 2,9
Show de Humor – 5,2
Domingo Show – 9,1
Hora do Faro – 9,1
Domingo Espetacular – 9,9
Câmera Record: De Doutor Obeso a Doutor Saúde – 8,3
CSI: Investigação Criminal – 3,3

Um ponto no Ibope equivale a 71,9 mil domicílios. Esses números servem como referência para o mercado publicitário.

Fonte: IBOPE / MW – Praça São Paulo

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Consolidados Grande SP 05/05/2018

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Estreia de As Matrioskas não altera público da Globo, que mantém a mesma média com a despedida do EstrelasO Outro Lado do Paraíso obtém sua melhor média semanal desde a estreia. No sábado, a trama idealizada por Walcyr Carrasco, cravou 39 pontos.

Com anúncio de gravidez da apresentadora, Programa da Sabrina vence o SBT, dobra a sua média, e repete o melhor desempenho desde a estreia, em abril de 2014.

Apesar do crescimento da Record TV, Altas Horas manteve liderança isolada.

Confira, abaixo, as audiências de sábado, 5 de maio:


Via Brasil – 4,9
Como Será? – 6,4
É de Casa – 6,9
SP1 – 13,0
Globo Esporte – 14,4
Jornal Hoje – 14,0
Sai de Baixo – 11,7
As Matrioskas – 11,4
Caldeirão do Huck – 15,1
Orgulho e Paixão – 22,3
SP2 – 25,7
Deus Salve o Rei – 25,6
Jornal Nacional – 29,0
O Outro Lado do Paraíso – 38,6
Zorra – 25,4
Altas Horas – 15,2
Zero1 – 8,8
Supercine: A Onda – 6,6


Fala Brasil Especial – 4,4
Esporte Fantástico – 3,6
Escola do Amor – 2,6
Balanço Geral Especial – 4,7
Cine Aventura: Os Thunderbirds – 5,4
Cidade Alerta Especial – 7,8
Jornal da Record Especial – 8,8
José do Egito – 8,6
Programa da Sabrina – 10,7
Chicago PD – Distrito 21 – 4,9


Chaves – 3,5
Sábado Animado – 5,9
Parque Patati Patatá – 7,2
Mundo Disney – 7,3
Henry Danger – 8,0
Programa Raul Gil – 5,8
Super Nanny – 5,1
SBT Brasil – 6,4
Esquadrão da Moda – 6,8
Fábrica de Casamentos – 7,5
Supernatural – 4,8
Operação Mesquita – 2,4
SBT Notícias – 2,4

Um ponto no Ibope equivale a 71,9 mil domicílios. Esses números servem como referência para o mercado publicitário.

Fonte: IBOPE / MW – Praça São Paulo

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Morawiecki takes the lead

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January 4, 2018

Polish ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) Political Commitee accepted resignation of PM Beata Szydło and approved candidacy od deputy PM Mateusz Morawiecki for the PM post, PiS spokesperson Beata Mazurek told reporters December 7.

Morawiecki is seen by the PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczyński as the potential new helmsman of the political scene’s right wing, both due to his intellectual capacities and the absence of potential rivals, a government insider said. Kaczyński did think of taking the PM seat for himself, but was forced to abandon the plan due to health-related reasons, informers from the PiS leader’s inner circle reveal. The PiS vice-leader Joachim Brudziński’s eventual consent to back Morawiecki precipitated the latter’s appointment, sources say.

Kaczyński’s fresh plan assumes that Brudziński is to be the back-seat architect of the new cabinet’s proceedings, insiders add. Such a scenario might, however, fail to materialize due to Morawiecki’s bold political ambitions, a PiS politician observes.

Beata Szydło could be endowed with a specially tailored cabinet function of the deputy PM for the social policy. The appointment of Szydło as the Parliament’s lower house (Sejm) speaker is rather unlikely.

Poland’s dragging cabinet reshuffle may either bring a quick replacement of a small number of ministers, or major changes across the ministries to be completed at the turn of January and February 2018, PiS politicians said. The latter scenario is more likely as the party top brass have not yet discussed personnel replacements within the cabinet, as Beata Mazurek said earlier. The justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro could become a deputy PM in an attempt to balance Morawiecki’s influence.

According to some experts, PiS’s cabinet reshuffle saga increased tensions within the grouping and may exacerbate the process of decomposition of the ruling camp, which started with presidential vetoes earlier this year. Furthermore, the reshuffle is confusing PiS voters. Now PiS leadership will face the task of putting the pieces back together ahead of local elections. If Jarosław Kaczyński fails to achieve the goal, a fight for replacing him could start, experts say.

Morawiecki would be desirable from the perspective of the country’s economy, as well as entrepreneurs, economists agree. Some vital plans of the development ministry, such as employer-sponsored pension programs (PPKs), would stand a greater chance of implementation thanks to Morawiecki’s growing in strength, Bank Millennium’s chief economist Grzegorz Maliszewski and his Credit Agricole Polska counterpart Jakub Borowski observe. Entrepreneurs may also get extra protection from the new PM as he would champion their interests, Borowski adds.

Morawiecki’s new and numerous duties as PM might, however, prevent him from being in charge of the state’s finances and precipitate the appointment of the new finance minister in a move that would generate anxiety on the markets, albeit of short-term nature, Societe Generale’s chief economist Jaroslaw Janecki says.

Poland’s attractiveness in the eyes of foreign investors would increase as a result of Morawiecki’s appointment, fostering new business ventures and sending an important signal to the markets as to the government’s focus on the economic issues, EY partner Pawel Tynel, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland’s head Dorota Dabrowski, “fDi Markets” editor-in-chief Courtney Fingar and Danske Bank’s chief economist Jakob Christensen agree in their commentaries. On the other hand, the investment dynamics in Poland may slow down should Morawiecki empty the seat of the development minister, president of Association of Business Service Leaders in Poland (ABSL) Jacek Levernes worries.
Compiled from Polish Press Agency (PAP)

Mateusz Morawiecki was born June 20, 1968. His father is Kornel Morawiecki, the founder and leader of Fighting Solidarity (SolidarnoĘç Walczŕca), one of the more radical groups of the Solidarity movement during the 1980s. Now Morawiecki (76) is a Senior Speaker of the Sejm. At the age of 12, Morawiecki became involved in the process of illegal duplication of political pamphlets. In August 1980 he plastered the poster edition of the “Lower Silesia Bulletin” all over the streets of Wrocław. The print contained a list of the Gdańsk Demands as well as a call for a general strike in support of the protests on the northern coast. After martial law was announced on December 13, 1981, he became a printer and distributor of underground Solidarity magazines. Despite repeated arrests and beatings by the secret police (SB), he continued participating in political demonstrations until the late 1980’s. He was the editor of the “Lower Silesia Bulletin” and an activist of the Independent Students’ Association. In 1988 and 1989 he participated in a occupational strike at the University of Wrocław.

Morawiecki is an alumnus of the University of Wrocław (faculty of history, 1992), Wrocław University of Technology (1993), Wrocław University of Economics (business administration, 1995), the University of Hamburg (European law and economic integration, 1995-1997) and the University of Basel (European studies, 1995-1997). He studied at Central Connectitut State University and completed the advanced executive program at the Kellogg School of Management of Nortwestern University.

In 1995 Morawiecki completed an internship at Deutsche Bundesbank in Credit Analysis, Financial Restructuring, Banking Supervision as well as Financial Market Supervision. During the year 1996-1997 he led banking and macroeconomic research at the University of Frankfurt. In 1998, as the Deputy Director of the Accession Negotiations Department in the Committee for European Integration, he oversaw and participated in the negotiations of the Polish accession to the European Union in numerous areas, including finance.

Together with Frank Emmert, he is the author of the first textbook in the field of “The Law of the European Union” published in Poland.

Since November 1998, he has been working for Bank Zachodni WBK, Santander Group, where he began his career as the Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, as well as the supervisor of the Economic Analysis Bureau and the International Trade Department. Since 2007, Morawiecki has been the Chairman of Bank Zachodni WBK.

16 November 2015 Morawiecki was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development. In March 2016 he joined Law and Justice.

On 28 September 2016, he took the post of Finance Minister and became one of the most powerful members of Beata Szydło’s government, in charge of the budget, government finances, EU funds, and overall economic policy.

Earlier in 2016, Morawiecki outlined the ambitious Plan for Responsible Development, aimed at stimulating economic growth and raising revenues to fund the government’s generous spending plans, including the “Family 500+” programme of child benefits to all families with two or more children.

On March 18th and 19th of 2017, Morawiecki took part in a meeting of G20 financial ministers in Baden-Baden as the first Polish representative of this summit in history.

He is fluent in English and German and intermediate in Russian.
Mateusz Morawiecki is married and has four children.

 

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Coworking office and sharing economy-what they have in common?

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An emerging, highly promising economic trend, known as the sharing economy, allows people to share resources such as place, goods, services and skills, often at significantly lower cost.

Sharing is more efficient than ownership and it gives the flexibility to make arrangements faster, with less risk and often on your own terms. Home-sharing services offered on-demand by Airbnb , ride sharing offered by Uber or office sharing offered by WeWork or MindSpace are the perfect examples of how entrepreneurs can easily develop their business without owning valuable items, such as offices ,flats or cars, while creating opportunities for others to extract value from possessions. But it wouldn’t be possible without technology, as all forms of sharing economy use the Internet platforms to connect providers with customers.

The use of mobile devices and Internet means more flexibility in work and life. Mobile employees are not bound to one office location anymore and they are open for sharing the cost of renting and running an office and making use of economies of scale. Sharing the office space in coworking is cheaper than renting a traditional office. It offers a unique alternative with flexible rental terms, lower rents, ready-to-use office equipment and “plug and work” infrastructure. Most shared office spaces offer day’s or month’s fees, as opposed to traditional office leases, which lock you in for years.

The small and medium enterprises or founders of start-ups always try to limit the costs without losing creativity power. More and more corporations have already started to realize that coworking offers great potential for fostering innovation and reduce the fix office costs. Finally, coworking spaces are becoming the places where corporations meet startups and they generate new solutions and products or work in a creative environment. Big companies are concerned about competing for skilled workers and they realize that creativity needs smaller flexible groups of people in personalized environment. Unlike in traditional office, the coworking community consists of people who work in different industries or areas ,mixing specialists from corporations, startups, freelancers or sole entrepreneurs.

We have observed the extremely rapid development of coworking offices in all main cities in Poland. In last two years the number of flexible offices increased over 100% and we have now more than 200 such spaces across the country-says Robert Chmielewski, Co-founder of innovative coworking office on-line platform http://www.sharespace.pl. This innovative platform allows to search for and book a working space in a shared coworking office by the days or months. It creates on-line rental tool for booking a single desk, dedicated office space or meeting room, with the possibility of using the office equipment, joint reception and kitchen. WiFi, heating, air conditioning, business services, reception, cleaning, insurance – all this is included in the rent, making it easy to budget the business expenses even for freelancers. The functionality of searching a desired location, suitable lease offer, making booking transaction and making secure on-line payment makes this tool attractive to huge amount of entrepreneurs looking for flexibility by working place at an affordable price of few hundreds Zloty per month for a place to work.

Sharing economy and coworking were vivid subjects discussed during Warsaw Economic Hub organized by Warsaw Voice and New York Times on 15th December 2017 in Warsaw. During panel discussion – Innovative Cities. Is future now? panelists agreed that more independent lifestyles, mobility and part-time work attract people to the sharing economy. Sylwia Ajdys from ShareSpace concluded that flexible and coworking offices are the future of working place, people will not only find their short-term office space on digital platforms but also make whole rental transaction on-line.

Users of sharing economy are usually creative, cooperative and mobile and they want to work in unique atmosphere. Adaptive reuse of historic buildings for commercial spaces, designed as flexible and coworking offices, is a new and strong real estate trend as these spaces have become desirable working place for startups and mobile workers. They are often less expensive to rent than the modern buildings on the market and combine the soul of historic elements with the contemporary amenities and technologies that entrepreneurs love. Revitalization and modernization of buildings and public spaces is the basis for an innovative approach to sustainable city real estate management- said Anna Górska – Kwiatkowska, Associate and Landlord Representation Manager from Cushman & Wakefield Poland during the conference.

 

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Agility essential to SMB survival as half of leaders say they won’t exist in 2023 without it

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Tech-driven productivity and innovation seen as a crucial driver of enduring success

For small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe, 2018 will be a year of unprecedented challenge and opportunity. Fundamental regulatory changes such as the introduction of GDPR, a widening skills gap in the labour market and a consolidating business landscape will require decision-makers to make substantial changes. They will need to make careful investments to chart a course for success. Fortunately, Europe’s SMBs are ambitious. Despite challenging market conditions they are doing everything they can to seek out and reap maximum benefit from the new opportunities available to them. What’s more, they recognise that boosting their agility is vital for achieving this. In a business context, agility is both the mind-set and the ability to respond quickly. An agile culture should be open-minded, allow for taking measured risks and welcome processes that allow for quick decision-making. The workplace technology should allow the business to scale quickly or evolve its strategy in a cost-effective way.

Improving agility is a top priority for European SMB leaders seeking to take advantage of a digitally empowered workplace. According to a new study commissioned by Ricoh Europe, the majority (86%) of the 1,608 SMB leaders surveyed say they are actively focusing on improving business agility in 2018.

Half of the respondents (51%) are specifically introducing new technology to respond faster to trends and opportunities, while 52% say that without the benefits of updated workplace technology they will fail within five years.

SMB decision makers clearly prioritise technology that directly addresses core employee needs. They believe automation (72%), data analytics (64%), document management (62%) and video conferencing (56%) will have the most positive impact on their business.

Javier Diez-Aguirre, VP Corporate Marketing, Ricoh Europe said: “The European SMB community is hugely ambitious. As a result of challenging market conditions, business leaders are rightly eager to identify new opportunities early and reap the maximum reward. They know that remaining agile is crucial in order to capitalise on market changes and value the role technology plays in this. It’s clear that agility is high up on the SMB agenda and business leaders do not see the issue as being exclusive to larger competitors.”

The productivity and innovation benefits of smarter workplace technology is considered a critical factor for business success. 70% of those questioned put technology at the heart of their organisation’s capacity to thrive, indicating a strong belief in the value of a digitally empowered workplace.

Diez-Aguirre added: “SMB leaders aren’t fooled by the hype around technologies such as virtual reality and blockchain. Instead, they wisely choose to prioritise investment in the tools that will have a real, positive impact on the bottom-line. Those that haven’t already must carefully consider how technology can enable their employees to work faster and smarter, thus making their business more agile. If not, they could soon find that they’re the ones facing extinction as the market moves on without them”.

 

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Poland–EC Dispute

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April 30, 2018

 

Three first months of 2018 did not bring any solutions in Warsaw’s conflict with Brussels over the rule of law in Poland and logging of the primeval forest of Białowieża.

February 20: 
Brussels is happy with the current direction and form of dialogue with Poland, European Council president Jean-Claude Juncker told Polish president Andrzej Duda during their meeting in Vilnius, chief presidential aide Krzysztof Szczerski said.

February 21: 
The Polish government broke the EU law by allowing the much-protested logging in its ancient Białowie˝a forest, advocate general to the European Court of Justice Yves Bot stated in a formal opinion that could likely be taken into consideration by ECJ when debating a final ruling in the Poland-EU strife over the matter, the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna wrote.

The government will follow the ECJ ruling and implement the recommended procedures to protect Białowie˝a, environment minister Henryk Kowalczyk said following the announcement. Kowalczyk discussed his idea of establishing a special panel for preparing a comprehensive plan for Białowie˝a at his meeting with the European environment commissioner Karmenu Vella.

On the flip side, environmental organizations point out that the primeval forest is still at risk as a controversial document allowing increased logging in the forest, introduced by Kowalczyk’s predecessor Jan Szyszko is still in force.

February 22: 
Poland should be able to avoid a Council of Europe vote on the country’s observance of rule of law as the idea is opposed by the European Commission and most EU members, daily Rzeczpospolita wrote.

However, a group of over 10 EU member states are refusing to let Poland off the hook completely. The Council may consequently adopt a set of own recommendations for Poland, which would indefinitely prolong the dispute with Warsaw and considerably limit PM Mateusz Morawiecki’s options on the international front.

February 22: 
Poland should have no fear of receiving smaller funding from the European Union as a result of its reputed problems with abiding the rule of law, as the EU institutions have no legal instruments to bind the question of financing with politics, minister of investments and development Jerzy Kwieciński told the daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna in an interview.

On the other hand, Poland is likely to feel the impact of recession in some of EU member states, Brexit and EU’s additional expenses connected with fighting terrorism or migration crisis when it comes to the scale of funding it will receive under the new 2021-2027 financial framework, Kwieciński added.

February 26: 
Poland will support tying EU fund payments to observance of European values provided it is based on “very objective criteria”, PM Mateusz Morawiecki said at the EU summit in Brussels, where he also talked to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.

Recent signals coming from the EC head and his deputy Frans Timmermans give hope for discontinuation of the Article 7 procedure launched against Poland, according to unspecified sources in the Polish government quoted by the paper Polska The Times. The EC will provide its justification for launching the procedure at a meeting of EU foreign ministers.

February 28:
The Polish government is running out of time to address the country’s rule of law issues; the European Commission received no signals that Poland will meet a March 20 deadline to present solutions to issues with judiciary reform, Timmermans said following the debate of EU ministers on the issue.

The government will try to explain the intricacies of its judiciary reform in the so-called white book, and should EC question the explanations, Warsaw will request an in-depth analysis of its reform, this time carried out by member states rather than the executive arm of the European Union.

Even partial concessions from Poland, in writing or promised publically, could lead to the suspension of the Article 7 procedure launched against the country, the daily Gazeta Wyborcza writes of its own findings in Brussels.

March 2:
The Polish government should not count on leniency of European Commission Vice President Franz Timmermans, piloting the Brussels-launched Article 7 censure procedure against Poland, a prominent EC representative told the daily Rzeczpospolita.
Timmermans will ultimately want Warsaw to provide the EU community with specific answers to the Commission’s recommendations concerning Poland’s much-debated judiciary reform, according to the source.

March 7: 
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki was expected to present the so-called “white book” explaining recent changes to the Polish judiciary system during his visit to Brussels March 8, the daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna wrote of its own information. Morawiecki was to do so following his meeting with European Commission head Jean-Claude Junker, one of the most ardent supporters of EU and Poland’s burying the hatchet, according to unspecified sources.
Poland might avoid penalization under the Article 7 procedure if it makes concessions regarding some aspects of its judiciary reform, for example by going back on the new retirement regulations for the Supreme Court judges, an anonymous source said. Poland’s willingness to cooperate is seen as the key factor in taking further diplomatic and legal steps against the country, the daily added.

March 8: 
Poland risks considerable weakening of its position on the international stage should the EU member states vote over a formal statement that there is a clear risk of a breach of EU values in Poland, Marek Prawda, Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Poland told the daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna in an interview. Poland needs a good reputation to successfully negotiate its share of the EU funds under the new post-2020 financial framework, he added. Poland might also find itself on a lost negotiating position due to its reluctance to participate in solving EU’s refugee crisis, Prawda said.

March 9: 
Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki’s meeting with chair of European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker brought no breakthrough in the long-lasting strife between Warsaw and EU, resulting from the latter’s concerns about the rule of law in Poland, the daily Polska The Times wrote. The dialogue is going to be continued, both officials assured following the meeting at which Morawiecki presented Juncker with the so-called “white book” explaing the much-contested changes to the Polish judiciary system. Poland now hopes for a thorough analysis of the digest by the European Commission, Morawiecki said, while reiterating that Warsaw will respond to the Commission’s recommendations regarding the observance of the rule of law in Poland to March 20. Polish PM’s “number one” goal is to reach the compromise with EU partners, a source within the government told the daily. Poland is ready to make some concessions, including the much delayed publication of some important rulings of its Constitutional Tribunal, or giving up on the idea of extraordinary complaint to the Supreme Court, the daily adds, citing unofficial information.

March 20: 
PM Mateusz Morawiecki and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the future developments in the EU and the rule of law in Poland during Merkel’s visit to Warsaw March 19. Merkel stressed she was hoping for a constructive dialog of Warsaw with Brussels on that latter issue. The chancellor’s visit was an attempt to move the Polish government to reach a compromise with Brussels concerning the judiciary reform, which is reportedly a condition for achieving “normal” mutual relations, the daily Rzeczpospolita wrote pointing to a source close to German Foreign Ministry.

March 21: 
Poland might have lost a chance for ending its long-standing strife with the European community over the rule of law as it effectively refused to rectify the most contested elements of its controversial judiciary reform in a response to European Commission’s recommendations, the daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna wrote, citing anonymous sources in Brussels. The government-prepared “white book,” intended to explain the fresh changes to the judiciary system, drew firm objections from a number of EU members, especially those pointed at by Poland as countries with legal solutions similar to those introduced by the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS), the daily Gazeta Wyborcza wrote citing own information. By reiterating its willingness to continue talks on the matter, both in the “white book” and its official response to EC recommendations, Poland is simply playing for time, a source within the foreign ministry told the daily.

March 22: 
Polish government disagrees with the European Commission’s reservations regarding the rule of law related to the judiciary reform in Poland, according to the answer Warsaw issued in response to the EC recommendations the Polish Press Agency got access to. Poland’s authorities will not go back on the introduced changes, but are willing to cooperate with the EC in terms of evaluation of their effects, the document reads. The government officially confirmed its engagement in solving the strife with the EC and declared willingness to continue talks, foreign ministry press office announced.

March 23: 
The Polish government hopes to persuade the European Commission to withdraw its motion for a probe into observance of rule of law in the country within 1-2 months, unspecified sources told daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily ahead of the meeting of PM Mateusz Morawiecki with EC head Jean-Claude Juncker.

Meanwhile Poland’s latest attempt at justifying its judicial reform with “different historical experience” of particular EU member states is said to have baffled many European capitals.

March 27: 
Poland’s cabinet members are optimistic about the protracted impasse in the dispute with the EC on the rule of law in Poland, sources from the government told the paper Polska the Times.

EC President Jean-Claude Juncker reportedly suggested in the talks with PM Mateusz Morawiecki that the EC would drop the procedure against Poland if Poland makes any concessions, the source said.

Even if the Commission does not withdraw from the procedure, it may slow it down so much as to let it die after next year’s elections to the European Parliament, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna sources suggested. The EC only needs a pretext, according to the source.

Proposals of bills amending the act on common courts and Supreme Court as well as the bill that would allow for the publication of three, still unpublished, rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal of 2016, were submitted to the Polish Sejm on Thursday, the paper reminded.

March 28: 
Poland’s ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) may have to make further concessions to the European Commission to ease the conflict over the rule of law, Rzeczpospolita noted.
According to the daily, Adam Bielan, an envoy of PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński, met with the commission’s secretary general Martin Selmayr to discuss the issue.

PiS hopes that closing the conflict will help the party win the centrist electorate, without affecting its core electorate, as the essence of the judicial reform will remain untouched.

April 05: 
The Polish government plans to introduce changes agreed upon with the European Commission into its judiciary regulations, ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) head Jarosław Kaczyński told the weekly Gazeta Polska. Poland is likely to end its strife with the EC over the disputed judiciary reform “soon”, Kaczyński added, citing his own information.

April 06: 
The Polish government is now as close to solving its strife with the European Commission over the contested judiciary reform as it has never been since the crisis erupted, deputy foreign minister Konrad Szymański told the daily Rzeczpospolita.

Hopes are high ahead of EC’s deputy head Frans Timmermans visit to Warsaw. Poland is ready to make concessions regarding some aspects of the judiciary reform, including the abolition of the extraordinary complaint to the Supreme Court, but expects a gesture of goodwill from Brussels, EU sources told the daily.

A visit of EC head Jean-Claude Juncker could be one, insiders suggested, as it would be generally perceived as a symbolic sign of Poland and EU burying the hatchet.
Source: Polish Press Agency (PAP)

 

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