On Monday, in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, a debate on ACTA was held. Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who hosted the meeting, invited non-governmental organizations, Internet users, authors, academic circles and representatives of the government administration. The debate was also attended by citizens.  
It was held also in the Internet. Government representatives answered questions asked both by the audience and those sent by Internet users via Internet portals, such as Twitter and Facebook, as well as an IRC channel. The topic raised during the discussion included the influence of ACTA on the Polish legislation or data retention.
The attendees of the debate pointed out that the discussion on ACTA cannot be limited only to the Internet, since the agreement can also have influence on e.g. production of drugs and spare parts for computers or cars. Already at the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister announced that he will try to make the debate on Internet freedom a permanent debate.
"We must find a new model in at least a few areas of the public law, particularly in relation to protection of copyrights vis-a vie the new Internet reality" - said the head of the government, referring to the need to revise the legislation related to intellectual property and the Internet.
"We will not hurry until we analyse all doubts concerning ACTA as well as all questions that arise around the national law and the tensions between holders of property rights and Internet users" - declared the Prime Minister.
He pointed out that in May, an initial view on this international agreement may possibly be formulated. He also reminded that regardless of this, in the middle of June, ACTA will be the subject of the debate on the European Parliament forum. The Prime Minister underlined that the debate on ACTA may not remain business negotiations.
"We should realize that we must look for a regulation that, apart from respecting freedoms and safety of Internet users, is fair for all participants of the commercial aspect of this issue" - declared the head of the government.
The Prime Minister announced that he will encourage to participate in the debate on Internet freedom also those circles that did not take part in the Monday discussion.
"I hope that both today and in the future, various points of view and interests will come into light, since we will sometimes have to choose between various interests" - said the head of the government. "And we are all aware of the fact that those interests will be contradictory" - he added.
The Prime Minister also talked about public consultations. "A typical problem is that although public consultations as well as agreements between resorts are made, important ideas are lost, and the only thing is left is legal routine or jumble" - he said. At the meeting, the head of the government expressed his hope that in the following weeks, a new mechanism for consultation of legal acts will be created and that it will bring back the meaning of the idea of consultation.
The debate in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister lasted over seven hours.