‘Security, Europe!’: Poland& • Table.Briefings

From left to right: Polish Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamys at a meeting of the crisis management team in Wrocław in September.

Prime Minister Tusk plans to strengthen European defense, ramp up arms production, and tighten sanctions against Russia during the Polish Council Presidency, which began on Jan. 1.

The motto of the Polish Council Presidency, which Prime Minister Donald Tusk took up on Jan. 1, is: „Security, Europe!“ These are not empty words – under Tusk, Poland has increased its defense spending to 4.3 percent of gross domestic product in 2024 – and plans to spend 4.7 percent of GDP in the current year.

‘Security, Europe!’: Poland’s program for the Council Presidency

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