I call on all members of our parliament to process the proposal to amend the Constitution as shortly as possible," said president Andrzej Duda after the session of the National safety Council. The politician would like to introduce a constitutional minimum of defence spending of 4% of GDP.
Following the conclusion of the gathering as part of the National safety Council, the president spoke before journalists at the press briefing. Andrzej Duda stressed that 1 of the topics of the discussion was the issue of defence spending. As he said, he looks forward to changes in the Constitution.
– We want to safe defence spending.Because the arsenal must not only be created, but besides maintained. We must have security," he said.
– If there is simply a belief on the political phase that spending needs to be reduced, then a consensus is needed as needed to change the constitution," he added.
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He called on the government and marshals of the Sejm and the legislature to introduce specified a evidence as shortly as possible.
– I appeal to all members of our parliament to reprocess the proposal to amend the Constitution as shortly as possible in the form of a evidence which will guarantee that Poland spends at least 4% of its GDP on defence and security. This is crucial in the context of Poland and the full Alliance – said Andrzej Duda.
President on Defence Expenditure in NATO
The president besides revealed that he would urge another NATO associate States to increase spending on the arms sector. He added that he would encourage his abroad partners to do so at the upcoming Alliance Summit.
– Among the most crucial issues is, among others, the issue of defence spending in the North Atlantic Alliance," the president said.
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– Today we spend almost 5% of GDP on defence, so as a state we are in favour of raising them and we think that it is essential to motivate the another members of the alliance," he added. He mentioned that each country should spend a minimum of 3% of its expenditure on this intent – this was the case, among others, in times of the cold war with the russian Union.
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