– It is fresh and needs analysis. We gotta thin on this – so the head of the MFA Radosław Sikorski commented on president Andrzej Duda's proposal to enter in the constitution a threshold of defence spending of at least 4%. He added that Andrzej Duda "follows the footsteps of his predecessor", recalling Bronisław Komorowski's akin initiative.
President Andrzej Duda reported on Friday that he had lodged with the talker of the Sejm Draft amendment to the Constitution ws. level Defence expenditure, which enter at least 4 % of GDP as a mandatory threshold for these expenditures.
The head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs was asked to comment on the presidential project. Sikorski noted that Duda’s proposal “is fresh and needs analysis‘.
– How does this relate to, for example, constitutional debt ceilingRight? We gotta thin over it," he added.
4% of GDP on defence to the Constitution. "Regards the President's intentions"
At the same time, Sikorski stressed that "regards the President's intentions", which he estimated "is following in the footsteps of his predecessor". – Bronisław Komorowski proposed this speciality, thanks to which the Polish Army for 15 years – unlike many another countries – had 2 % of GDP for defence and the President, I realize that he wants to double the stake," the head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs noted.
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- Until Russia's undemocratic president Vladimir PutinThis threat will proceed and must be strong for this solid and long-term Polish response said Sikorski.
Package proposed by the EC
In an interview with journalists Sikorski besides referred to EUR 150 billion debt packageproposed by the Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
Leaders 27 EU associate States At the Thursday summit in Brussels, they gave the green light to the plan to set up Europe. The plan includes a debt package of EUR 150 billion and an increase in defence expenditure outside EU budgetary discipline.
The Minister stressed that the European Union had previously served Polish safety through the single market, which became “the origin of our wealth” and translated into a larger budget.
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"What the president of the Commission outlined and approved yesterday by the extraordinary European Council should make gigantic resources, many times larger than those we have ourselves, so Europe is simply a origin of hope (such as security, etc.), to be fulfilled," he said.
“Poland has 2 insurances and NATO is the most important, but the second one, which must now emergence to the task, is the European Union,” added the head of the MFA.
