Polsat News is a Polish news channel, launched on 7 June 2008 at 7:00 AM (UTC+1). Being a part of the Polsat Network, Polsat News is owned by Polsat Group. It is available over Cyfrowy Polsat, Cyfra+ and UPC Poland digital platforms in Poland. It is broadcast on Hot Bird 6, 11158V, 27500 3/4.

History[link]

Polsat News started broadcasting on 7 June 2008 thirty seconds before the 7 AM hour (UTC+1). Polsat News is the first Polish news channel to broadcast in 16:9 format. From 7 June to 14 July the channel was broadcast in test emission. Up to September, the channel was broadcast as FTA.

The live programme is broadcast from 6 AM to 24 AM (UTC+1). The news programmes are broadcast every half an hour. The channel hires about 400 people.

On 1 August 2008 Polsat News started broadcasting adverts.

Programmes are split into three parts: morning - Nowy Dzień (New Day), afternoon - To jest dzień (It's the day) and evening - To był dzień (It was the day).

On 6 June 2008 Polsat News opened a TV studio, in which its programs are recorded and where Wydarzenia (main Polsat news program) are recorded. Its cost was €6,000,000.

Programmes[link]

• Informacje (News, every half an hour)
• Informacje dnia (News of the Day, an evening news report, 9.00 PM)
• Pogoda (Weather)
• Sport (Sport)
• Nowy dzień (New Day, block programming from 6.00 AM to 11 AM) - also in Polsat from 6 AM to 7 AM every day
• To jest dzień (This Is a Day, block programming from 11 AM to 20 PM)
• To był dzień (It Was a Day, evening report, 8 PM to 9 PM)
• To był dzień na świecie (It Was a Day on the World, an evening report of current affairs around the world, 9.30 PM-10 PM)
• Sportowe podsumowanie dnia (an evening sport report)
• Wydarzenia (Events, Polsat news service, 3.50 PM and 6.50 PM)
• Biznes Informacje (Business News) - prepare business journalists Polsat News and journalists TV Biznes
• Interwencja Extra (coverage of affairs that are minor but often controversial)
• Graffiti (a political talk show)
• Ostatnia instancja (The Last Instance)
• Gość "Wydarzeń" (Guest "Events", a news service)
• Debata (Debate) - also in TV Biznes
• Encyklopedia zdrowia (Health Encyclopedia)
• Czarny punkt (Black Point)
• Nie daj się fiskusowi (Cope with the Tax Office) - also in TV Biznes

Logo history[link]

Regional centres[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

See also[link]

• Polsat

References[link]

v t e Cyfrowy Polsat S.A. Digital platform: Cyfrowy Polsat General channels: Polsat • Polsat HD • Polsat 2 International News channels: Polsat News • TV Biznes Sport channels: Polsat Sport • Polsat Sport HD • Polsat Sport Extra • Polsat Sport Extra HD • Polsat Sport News Specialty channels: Polsat Café • Polsat Play • Polsat Film • Polsat JimJam • Polsat Crime & Investigation Network Related Channels: TV4 • TV6 • Superstacja • ATM Rozrywka • Radio PIN Planned channels Polsat International • Polsat Sport International • World Volleyball • Śląsk TV

Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke
Member of Sejm
In office 25 November 1991 – 31 May 1993
Personal details
Born	(1942-10-27) 27 October 1942 (age 69) Warszawa, Poland
Political party	Congress of the New Right
Other political affiliations	Democratic Party (1962–82) Real Politics Union (1987–2009) Freedom and Lawfulness (2009–11)
Spouse(s)	Ewa Mieczkowska Małgorzata Szmit

During the 2000 Presidential Campaign in Poland

Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjanuʂ ˈkɔrvʲin ˈmʲikkɛ]) often referred to by his initials JKM, born 27 October 1942 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish politician and political commentator. He is the leader of the Congress of the New Right, which was formed in 2011 from Freedom and Lawfulness, which he led from its formation in 2009, and the Real Politics Union (UPR), which he led from 1990–1997 and 1999–2003.

Life[link]

Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke studied at the Faculty of Mathematics and Faculty of Philosophy of the Warsaw University. In 1965 he was detained by the communist authorities, while studying psychology, law, and sociology. In 1968 he was again arrested and relegated from the university for his participation in student protests. He passed the master's examination without attending a course of Philosophy.

In years 1969–1974 he was a researcher in the Institute of Motor Transport (Instytut Transportu Samochodowego), and then at Warsaw University. In 1978 he established "Liberal Publishing House" (Oficyna Liberałów), an underground publishing house.

From 1962 to 1982 he was a member of the Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Demokratyczne), a puppet party subordinate to the communist authorities. In August 1980 he supported the political strike of the Szczecin Shipyard workers, and later he was an adviser of NSZZ Rzemieślników Indywidualnych "Solidarność" (The Independent Craftsmen's Union). After the imposition of martial law he was interned but later released. In 1987 he was elected the chairman of a liberal-conservative political party called Ruch Polityki Realnej (The Real Politics Movement), which in 1989 changed its name to Unia Polityki Realnej (UPR, Real Politics Union). In 1990 he established a new weekly Najwyższy Czas! ("The Time is Now!"). Lech Wałęsa appointed him to become a member of Solidarity's advisory body – Komitet Obywatelski (The Civic Committee).

Korwin-Mikke was a Member of Parliament during the first term of Sejm (Polish Parliament) of the Third Republic of Poland. Originator of the vetting resolution. He was a candidate for the UPR in the Polish Presidential Election of 1995, obtaining 2.4% of the vote. He was also candidate in 2000 when he got 1.43% of the vote. In the senate by-election in Wrocław in April 2004 he got 18% votes, but finally did not receive the seat. In the presidential elections of 2005 he obtained 1.4% of the vote.

Janusz Korwin-Mikke's economic views are radically liberal, in the classical sense of the word; in the U.S. his views would be best described as libertarian conservative. He frequently refers to such figures as Frédéric Bastiat, Alexis de Tocqueville, Friedrich Hayek or Milton Friedman.

Politically, he is an advocate of monarchy and a member of the Conservative-Monarchist Club. He is known for his disdain towards democracy.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 he left UPR and created a new party, Freedom and Lawfulness (Polish: Wolność i Praworządność, WIP).

Korwin-Mikke is a popular public figure in the mass-media and on the internet, mainly due to often unusual or eccentric ways of demonstrating his political stances. For instance, he protested against high taxes in Poland by eating his tax return together with a Polish musician Krzysztof Skiba in front of the Polish revenue service office.

He writes the most popular blog in Poland ^[1].

Janusz Korwin-Mikke has been a national champion in bridge, and a member of the national team.^{[citation needed]} He is also a skilled chess player^{[citation needed]}.

Polish presidential election of 2010[link]

Janusz Korwin-Mikke was a presidential candidate in Polish presidential elections of 2010. On 2 June 2010, an unscientific internet poll conducted by TVN24 news network's website^[2] showed 22% voter support for Korwin-Mikke, effectively placing him at the second spot next to Bronisław Komorowski (with 35% votes) and Jarosław Kaczyński (19% votes), with 431,000 total votes. In most opinion polls, however, his support was around 2–3%.

In the real voting, Korwin-Mikke received 2.48% of votes and didn't get into the second round.

Publications[link]

• Naprawić Polskę? No problem! (Fix Poland? No problem!) 2004
• Podatki – Czyli rzecz o grabieży (Taxes – about robbery) 2004
• Dekadencja (Decadence) 2002
• Ekonomikka (Economikks) 2001
• Rok 2007 (Year 2007) 2001
• Niebezpieczne ubezpieczenia (Dangerous insurances) 2000
• Vademecum ojca (Father's vademecum) 1997
• Wizja parlamentu w nowej konstytucji Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Vision of parliament in new Polish constitution) 1994
• Prowokacja? (Provocation?) 1991
• "Rząd rżnie głupa" – czyli mowy sejmowe (Government playing dumb – Parliament speeches) 1993
• Nie tylko o Żydach (Not Only About Jews) 1991
• Ratujmy państwo (Let Us Save the Country) 1990
• Bez impasu (Without impasse)
• Kto tu dymi? (Who is making smoke here?) 2007
• Rusofoby w odwrocie (Russophobes in retreat) 2009

See also[link]

• Liberalism in Poland

References[link]

• Sejm website on his first cadency

External links[link]

• Janusz Korwin Mikke's site (Polish)
• Janusz Korwin-Mikke's blog (Polish)
• Janusz Korwin-Mikke's blog (not updated)

v t e previous ←   Candidates in the Polish presidential election, 1995   → following Winner Aleksander Kwaśniewski Lost in runoff Lech Wałęsa (incumbent) Other candidates Leszek Bubel · Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz · Janusz Korwin-Mikke · Tadeusz Koźluk · Jacek Kuroń · Andrzej Lepper · Jan Olszewski · Waldemar Pawlak · Jan Pietrzak · Kazimierz Piotrowicz · Tadeusz Zieliński Withdrew Lech Kaczyński · Marek Markiewicz · Leszek Moczulski · Bogdan Pawłowski

v t e previous ←   Candidates in the Polish presidential election, 2000   → following Winner Aleksander Kwaśniewski Other candidates Dariusz Grabowski · Piotr Ikonowicz · Jarosław Kalinowski · Janusz Korwin-Mikke · Marian Krzaklewski · Andrzej Lepper · Jan Łopuszański · Andrzej Olechowski · Bogdan Pawłowski · Lech Wałęsa · Tadeusz Wilecki Withdrew Jan Olszewski

v t e previous ←   Candidates in the Polish presidential election, 2005   → following Winner Lech Kaczyński Lost in runoff Donald Tusk Other candidates Henryka Bochniarz · Marek Borowski · Leszek Bubel · Liwiusz Ilasz · Jarosław Kalinowski · Janusz Korwin-Mikke · Andrzej Lepper · Jan Pyszko · Adam Słomka · Stanisław Tymiński Withdrew Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz · Maciej Giertych · Zbigniew Religa Died before election Daniel Podrzycki

v t e previous ←   Candidates in the Polish presidential election, 2010 Winner Bronisław Komorowski Lost in runoff Jarosław Kaczyński Other candidates Marek Jurek · Janusz Korwin-Mikke · Andrzej Lepper · Kornel Morawiecki · Grzegorz Napieralski · Andrzej Olechowski · Waldemar Pawlak · Bogusław Ziętek Rejected from race Zdzisław Jankowski · Gabriel Janowski · Dariusz Kosiur · Bartłomiej Kurzeja · Krzysztof Mazurski · Paweł Pietrzyk · Roman Sklepowicz · Paweł Soroka · Bogdan Szpryngiel · Ludwik Wasiak · Józef Wójcik · Waldemar Urbanowski

Ryszard Czarnecki
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004-07-20
Constituency	12 (Wrocław, Lower Silesian and Opole
Member of Sejm of Poland
In office I term: 1991 – 1993 III term: 1997 – 2001
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-25) 25 January 1963 (age 49) London, United Kingdom
Political party	Real Politics Movement (1987-?) Christian-National Union (1991-?) Self-Defense (2004-07) Law and Justice (since 2008)
Website	www.ryszardczarnecki.pl

Richard Henry Czarnecki ([ˈrɨʂart ˈxɛnrɨ t​͡ʂarˈnɛt​͡ski], born 25 January 1963 in London; pol. Ryszard Henryk Czarnecki) is a British-born Polish politician who is a Member of the European Parliament for the Lower Silesian and Opole constituency from Law and Justice. Prior to 2008, he was a member of the Self-Defense party.

He is part of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, and is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe. Member of the "Group on South Asia","South Asia Peace Forum" and "Forum for Balochistan" in the European Parliament.

Education[link]

Czarnecki (1990s)

• Master of History, University of Wrocław
• 1987: Archivist, Archiwum Akt Nowych, Warsaw (1986) 'Solidarność' Archives

Career[link]

• 1988-1990: journalist with 'The Polish Daily', London
• editorial secretary
• 1991: Deputy editor-in-chief 'Wiadomości Dnia'
• 1991: editor-in-chief 'Dziennik Dolnośląski' (1991), acting director 'NORPOL-PRESS'
• 1993-1997: Chief Editor for Religious programmes, Polsat TV
• 2001-2004: Lecturer
• 1994-1996: Chairman of the Christian-National Union (ZCHN)
• 2002-2004: Expert 'Self-defence of the Polish Republic'
• Member in the I and III terms of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland
• Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Culture and Media
• Chairman of the Parliamentary Sub-committee on Copyright
• Chairman of the Polish-Italian Parliamentary Group
• 1991-1993: parliamentary representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member of the Parliamentary Committee on European Integration
• 1999-2001: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Liaison with Poles Abroad
• 2000-2001: Vice-Chairman of the Committee on European Law
• 1991-2001: representative of the Polish Sejm (parliament) in the Parliamentary Assembly of the West European Union
• 1993: Deputy Minister of Culture
• 1997-1999: Minister for European Integration
• 1997-1998: Head of the Committee on European Integration
• 1998-1999: Minister - member of the Cabinet

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)

In 2009 European Parliament election he is a candidate of Law and Justice from Kuyavian-Pomeranian constituency.^[1]

See also[link]

	Politics portal
	Biography portal

• MEPs for Poland 2004–2009

References[link]

External links[link]

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• European Parliament biography of Ryszard Czarnecki (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Polish)