Wrzosek announces “legal steps”, 59 fire victims, elections in Krakow. The most important information on March 17

Prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek announced “legal steps” in connection with “criminal threats and slander”, and Barbara Skrzypek's representative issued a statement. 59 people died in a fire of the Night Club in Macedonia North. Monika Piątkowska, supported by KO, won the Sunday supplementary election in Krakow to the Senate. Here are four things that are worth knowing on Monday, March 17.

1. Statements of Ewa Wrzosek and representative Barbara Skrzypek

After the death of Barbara Skrzypek, a long -time collaborator of the PiS president Jarosław Kaczyńskiher representative issued a statement in which he wrote that he was not allowed to participate in the interrogation of his client. Barbara Skrzypek was questioned on Wednesday by prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek. She died on Saturday, which the environment of Law and Justice immediately associated with activities carried out three days earlier in the prosecutor's office. Kaczyński's collaborator was questioned in connection with the so -called “Two Towers” and Srebrna. She answered questions as a witness.

Read more: Statement of the representative of Barbara Skrzypek

PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński stated on Sunday that the violinist “fell victim to the villains”. On Sunday, entries with identical content appeared on the profiles of Law and Justice deputies. “We won't be intimidated” – they thunder.

Read more: Kaczyński: Barbara Skrzypek victims of the rogues. PiS activists publish the same entry

On the same day, prosecutor Ewa Wrzosek stated that she would take “decisive and adequate legal steps” towards persons directed against her punishable threats and slander suggesting that the death of Barbara Skrzypek “remains in a cause-and-effect relationship with the act of interrogating her as a witness.”

Read more: Prosecutor Wrzosek announces “legal steps” in connection with “criminal threats and slander”

2. Fire at a disco, 59 victims

59 people died in a fire that occurred in a club in Koczani in the east of Northern Macedonia around 3 o'clock from Saturday to Sunday. The tragedy took place during the concert of the Macedonian hip-hop band. About 500 people had fun on it.

Read more: Tragedy at the nightclub. The oldest victim was 24 years old

3. Krakow chose a new senator

Monika Piątkowska, candidate of the Civic Coalition, PSL And the left, she won the Sunday election in Krakow to the Senate. A politician associated in the past with Poland 2050 will include the mandate of Bogdan Klich. Piątkowska obtained over 50 percent of votes, and Mateusz Małodziński from PiS – over 31 percent.

Monika Piątkowska did not obtain the support of Poland 2050 in this election. The politician left this party in the spring of 2023, accusing the party's authorities “putting party or personal interest above the interest of the entire democratic community.” Nomination of Piątkowska for a candidate for the Senate in complementary elections was openly criticized by the local structures of the Civic Platform. PO activists complained that the party's headquarters made a decision without consulting them, and also ignored the list of their own recommendations

4. The EU endures sanctions for the Russian oligarch, Poland exacerbates them

Russian oligarch Wiaczesław Mosze Kantor, deleted on Friday from the EU Sanction List, by the head of the boss Of the Ministry of Interior and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak was covered by additional sanctions in Poland – said EU Minister Adam Szłapka on Sunday.

“Hungary demanded to be removed from the black list of 4 names in exchange for consent to the extension by another 6 months of sanctions for over 2,000 people. Without the consent of Hungarians, all these sanctions would expire on Saturday” – explained Maciej Sokołowski, a correspondent of TVN24 and TVN24 BIS in Brussels. He added that “26 EU countries gave way to the threat of Hungarians” – added the journalist.

The currency exchange office has nearly 20 percent. Azoty Group shares, but its assets are still being frozen. The company's authorities issued a statement in this matter, in which it was emphasized that the oligarch is not the owner of the company, and has not controlled it and has never been controlled before.