Of the EUR 150 billion allocated by the European Commission to SAFE, nearly EUR 44 billion will be allocated to Poland. The preparation of applications for co-financing and implementation of the investment will be supervised by the government typical for Instrument for Enhancing Europe's Security. It became Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, Deputy Minister for European Union Affairs at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.
Deputy Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka informed present on social media about the acceptance of the nomination for the fresh post. ‘SAFE is simply a immense success of the Polish Presidency“ She wrote the attorney. She added: "For the first time, the Union is committed to strengthening our safety and defence, and Poland is to be the biggest beneficiary of this programme".
SAFE is simply a debt strategy set up by the European Commission this year, from which arms purchases and defence investments will be financed. As reported by the Ministry of Defence, Poland has submitted proposals to the Commission with a full value of EUR 43.7 billion, most of all EU countries. We will learn about which projects have been accepted by the European Commission at the end of November.
As stated in the message of reasons for the creation of the SAFE Plenipotentiary: "It is essential to coordinate the preparation of proposals for legislative changes and changes to government strategical papers, contacts with the EC, global organisations and another associate States and Ukraine".
The task of the proxy is to coordinate the preparation of the Polish application for financial assistance and the investment plan in the European defence industry. It will besides coordinate global consultations (including negotiations with the European Commission) and cooperate with global organisations and bodies of another associate States and Ukraine.
How does SAFE work?
SAFE assumes that the European Union lends low-interest and long-term loans to countries and European arms companies. Programme whose budget EUR 150 billion, to strengthen global cooperation within the Union and to contribute to the growth of procurement in European industry. Therefore, a joint proposal from at least 2 countries will be required to finance the investment from SAFE, and the cost of components originating outside the EU, Ukraine, Norway and Switzerland will not be higher than 35% of the full cost of the product.
At the request of Poland, a temporary derogation will be applied from this first condition – in the first year of the life of SAFE The Union has authorised applications from 1 country. The second rule, for which the Polish government effectively lobbied, was to let the financing of the investments already started. With SAFE, expenditure may be financed in 7 areas: air and rocket defence; artillery systems; ammunition; drones and drone systems; strategical capabilities and critical infrastructure protection; military mobility and cyberspace, artificial intelligence and electronic war.
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