There is no second country that spends specified amounts on safety against its GDP," said Deputy Minister of defence Cezary Tomczyk, summarizing 2 years of government. As 1 of his successes, he pointed to a 94% public assurance in the military. “We have found a fence-protected border, and present we have a dam whose effectiveness is estimated to be 98%,” added Marcin Kierwiński, head of the Ministry of Interior.
At a conference at the border with Belarus, Minister of the Interior Marcin Kierwiński and Secretary of State at MON Cezary Tomczyk summed up 2 years of government's safety activities. Politicians stressed that state defence and civilian protection are the precedence of Donald Tusk's cabinet.
Record Budget and Shield East
According to Cezary Tomczyk, the budget of the Ministry of Defence in 2026 will amount to a evidence of PLN 200 billion, which represents almost a 4th of the state spending. – There is no NATO country that spends on defence an amount corresponding to specified a advanced percent of GDP. past has taught us that we must trust primarily on each other," stressed the Deputy Minister of Defence.
At the same time, he recalled that 1 of the key elements of the fresh safety strategy should be National Fear and defence Programme Shield East. Thanks to it, a belt of military installations is built on the east border to defend Poland from invading the enemy. – Within 14 months, warehouses of engineering elements will be created in each border municipality adjacent to Russia, Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine to safe the border. In each territory we will make a logistics hub, shared with civilian services – said Tomczyk.
He besides recalled the largest program in past of modernization of the army, including the acquisition of a cannonhaubic Krab, upgrading F-16, acquisition of weapons for FA-50 or improvement circulating Warmate ammunition. “We invest in the Polish Army to have the strength to defy any aggression,” said the deputy chief of the MON. As a success of the government he besides mentioned the EU SAFE program, which Poland is the largest beneficiary.
– These 2 years were a good time for Poland and for security. We thank the citizens, due to the fact that it is from their taxes that we fund the army and services," added Cezary Tomczyk.
More officers, better terms of service
The head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs noted that the efficiency of the barrier at the border with Belarus present is 98 percent. “We found a fence-protected border, and present we have a real barrier, reinforced with electronic systems. This is an investment effect of almost PLN 3 billion – emphasised Marcin Kierwiński. Since the beginning of the year, the Border defender has thwarted more than 28,000 attempts to illegally cross the border.
The Minister of the Interior recalled that Poland has besides introduced fresh legal solutions for border protection, including temporary suspension of the right to asylum in circumstantial situations and increased powers for services to combat drones. “The full Europe is speaking in Poland’s voice present on the issue of border protection. What was erstwhile considered controversial is present a standard," he added.
Marcin Kierwiński besides referred to the staff situation in the Police and Border Guard. "When we embraced governments, in December 2023, 96,000 officers served in the Police and this number was decreasing. present we can say that at the end of the year we will scope around 101 000. We stopped the downward trend – he reported. As he pointed out, the increase in the number of officers is the consequence of the changes introduced – housing allowances, wage increases and improved service conditions. akin changes concern the Border Guard, in which the number of jobs has reached the highest level in years.
– The last 2 years are endless challenges that officers and soldiers face all day. We thank them for making Poles feel safe," said the head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs.
We trust the military.
As 1 of the successes of the government, politicians have besides pointed to the record-breaking trust the service enjoys in society today. "In fresh days there has been quite a few talk about polls, but from my point of view, the most crucial is the survey of trust in the Polish Army, which present is simply a evidence 94%. This is proof that society trusts the army and sees its defenders in it," said Cezary Tomczyk.
According to an IBRiS survey conducted for PAP, assurance in the Polish Army reached the highest level in almost 10 years of past of the Institute's measurements and in September amounted to 93.9%. Over the last year, there has been an increase of 2.2 percent points.
– The Border Guard, the Police and the State Fire Department besides evidence their trust. In emergency situations, whether on the border or during natural disasters, Poles can number on their defenders – concluded Deputy Minister of Defence.
