Former Prime Minister and Vice President of PiS, Mateusz Morawiecki, urged Poles to press for the restoration of the original Central Communications Port plan. He stated that he would outline how the original design differed from the version the current government has altered, emphasizing that the project remains in the hands of the people.
“Donald Tusk put a spoke in these spokes”
Speaking at a press conference in Lublin, Morawiecki argued that the CPK, paired with ten railway spokes, would propel Poland’s development. He claimed it could break a long-standing cycle of division by creating a national railway network linking major cities such as Warsaw, Lublin, Rzeszów, Zamość, and Chełm.
He thanked ordinary Poles for six months of sustained social engagement and asked: what did Tusk do about the CPK? He questioned whether Tusk’s stance would have Lublin, or Rzeszów, or Białystok compare in size to the country itself, critiquing the current government and its prime minister. The sentiment was that the previous administration had laid the groundwork for Poland’s growth, while the present leadership appeared to undermine it.
Morawiecki asserted that the ten spokes meant to connect Poland were sidelined, and he claimed that Tusk’s government had disrupted that framework.
Morawiecki will present the differences
According to Morawiecki, the policies of Prime Minister Tusk are eroding the foundations of Poland’s sustainable development and equal opportunity. He pledged to reveal, in July, the fundamental differences between what Tusk announced and what the original project, funded previously, actually entailed. He asked where the funding has gone and what is being done with it.
He stressed that the central project was a national asset and an effort to lift past divisions. The claim was that the current government had altered the plan and left crucial elements unaddressed.
“This project is only in your hands, dear Poles.”
Morawiecki urged Poles to apply public pressure to restore the original form of the CPK. He called for civil engagement and organized advocacy to keep the project a nationwide priority rather than allow it to be repurposed or diminished.
He warned against letting the slogan of rebuilding the CPK become a cover for weakening the framework intended to overcome long-standing regional disparities. The message remained that the project should retain its original scope and ambition.
Morawiecki emphasized that the transformation of the project would benefit all regions and argued that the government should protect the plan from political expediency that could dilute its impact.
This effort, he noted, was meant to be a gift to the whole country, not a favor to neighbors or a partisan maneuver—an insistence that the CPK represented a nationwide commitment rather than a regional emphasis.
“Let’s fight this together”
When asked about protests concerning the construction of a spine through the Lubelskie Voivodeship, Morawiecki said he would discuss these concerns with local officials in the affected towns. He acknowledged that opposition to such investments often arises, but he argued that the broader public interest requires finding a compromise during consultations.
He suggested that the main challenge was not just the protests but that the Lublin region’s projects had been downgraded or omitted from the CPK plan, as altered by the current government. The call was to confront this issue collectively and seek a balanced solution that serves the whole region.
Morawiecki argued that the problem was the current administration’s stance on infrastructure, urging a more inclusive approach to rail development that aligns with Poland’s overall needs. The message was clear: a united effort could advance the project and ensure it meets national goals.
What did Tusk propose?
Last week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans for what he described as Europe’s most modern airport, to be built near Baranów, between Łódź and Warsaw. He indicated a shift away from building rail lines that intersect at Baranów and proposed linking all major Polish cities by rail instead.
His plan did not include upgrading or building several existing rail corridors in Lubelskie Voivodeship, toward Chełm, Zamość, or Biała Podlaska. In a later appearance in Rzeszów, the prime minister indicated that he would request a deputy minister of infrastructure to prepare a detailed assessment of rail transport for all provincial cities.
Two brief notes accompanied the discourse, underscoring ongoing debates about the scale and pace of the country’s rail strategy, and how regional needs should shape the national framework.
Source: wPolityce