We have not been so united in Europe in a long time," said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish during a visit to Paris, where a gathering of defence ministers of 5 Old Continent states took place. “500 million Europeans deserve a strength to defend peace,” he added. According to the head of the MON, European atomic powers are taking the test of work for the safety of our continent.
A gathering of defence ministers in E5 format was held in Paris on Wednesday (France, Germany, Poland, large Britain and Italy). It was besides attended by EU and NATO representatives. The subject of the talks was to aid Ukraine and issues related to the defence of Europe. Poland was represented by Deputy Prime Minister, the head of the MON Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish.
– The giant woke up, Europe woke up. We are at a historical minute and we pass the test of defending our values. Freedom, democracy, justice, goodness, beauty is something that unites us," said Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish during the conference summarizing the gathering in Paris. The Polish politician stressed that Europe, as a community, is first creating a precedence programme for building a strong defence manufacture and introducing Community mechanisms for spending on reinforcement. "It relaxes the financial corset, which prevented any countries from investing in defence," he said, referring to the rule of expanding defence spending outside EU budgetary discipline.
The head of the MON besides pointed to the close relation between Britain and the European Union. – We have not been so united in Europe in a long time. Historically looking never in the face of the threat from the East we were not as united as present – he said. “500 million Europeans deserve the strength to defend peace,” he argued. In a joint message by ministers, "our safety is not treated individually, but as common, and our top strength is based on unquestionable common commitment."
Kosiniak-Kamish argued in Paris that we request Community action on "the mobility of our troops, the ease of decision-making and courage in parliaments to meet historical expectations". The German defence minister Boris Pistorius besides said that EU countries request more uniform equipment and announced that they would effort simplifying legal issues at national level. In Pistorius's assessment, the common supply will increase the rate of purchases, among another things. In his view, it is besides essential to adopt uniform certification procedures so that equipment certification can be recognised in all EU countries.
During the Wednesday meeting, much attention was paid to cybersecurity and investment in fresh technologies. “I am a supporter of the far-reaching joint European improvement of the ability to build artificial intelligence, which will necessarily be active in the management of our troops,” Kosiniak-Kamish said. On the another hand, Italy's defence minister Guido Crosetto argued that it is essential to think of Americans as allies, including from the point of view of transferring fresh technologies that aid in arms production.
The head of the Polish Defence Ministry assured that the European atomic powers are giving the test of work for the safety of our continent.
French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu reported that about 15 countries are curious in discussing a fresh safety architecture for Ukraine. He besides announced another gathering of defence ministers in E5 format.
