President Karol Nawrocki scheduled a National Security Council meeting for February 11th to address three key national security issues.
National Security Council Meeting Scheduled
On Tuesday, February 3rd, Presidential spokesman Rafał Leśkiewicz announced that President Karol Nawrocki has convened a meeting of the National Security Council. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 11th at 2:00 PM. According to Leśkiewicz, the RBN will address three topics: the loan taken by the government to implement the SAFE Program, Poland’s invitation to the Council of Peace, and state actions regarding “clarification of eastern business contacts of Sejm Marshal Włodzimierz Czarzasty.”
Role of the National Security Council
The National Security Council is an advisory body to the president on internal and external security matters of the state. Its composition includes the Marshals of the Sejm and Senate, the Prime Minister, and the heads of the most important ministries – national defense, internal affairs and administration, and foreign affairs.
Trump Establishes Council of Peace
In January, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Donald Trump announced the establishment of the Council of Peace. The President of the United States will lead this council. Among the leaders present at the Council of Peace inauguration was Karol Nawrocki, who did not sign the founding document. Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on this new international body in social media: “In Davos, in accordance with the government’s recommendation. Poland’s security requires cooperation between the president and prime minister, in accordance with constitutional principles. Our constant personal contact in recent days has yielded good results.”
Earlier, head of the Presidential Office of International Policy, Marcin Przydacz, explained that Poland’s accession to the Council of Peace requires the consent of the government and parliament.
Council of Peace Details
Initially, the Council was to focus on administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip post-war, but its mandate will be expanded to include other issues traditionally within the competence of the UN. Member states are to be selected by Trump for three-year terms, unless they pay one billion dollars for permanent membership.
The founding document was signed, in addition to Trump, by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Argentine President Javier Milei, as well as representatives of Bahrain, Morocco, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia.
SAFE Program Update
Regarding the SAFE Program, the European Commission approved this month Poland’s plan with projects for co-financing from the fund for arming Europe. “We are getting closer to receiving almost 44 billion euros, which will be allocated for further security investments,” informed Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
