Prime Minister Donald Tusk assessed on Friday that in a few years we will catch up with the largest economies in the world. During the assembly of deputies and senators in Gniezno, he also argued that we were ready to build the strongest army in this part of the world. We do it together, regardless of views – he added.
According to the head of the government, we are now one step away from the fact that we are compared with the strongest, best functioning economies in the world. “Looking at what pace we are also developing without complexes, I will say that we will really catch up with the largest economies in a few years, such as the German economy or Japanese economy, because we are one step away from it. We only need to have as much faith as Bolesław Chrobry” – he noted.
The prime minister also assured that we would have the strongest army in the region. “Do not say that this is impossible. Our army must be able to repel any threat,” said Tusk.
“We are ready to build the strongest army in this part of the world. We do it together, regardless of views,” he added.
One of the pillars of our doctrine is the position in the region and Europe – Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday in Gniezno. He assessed that hardly anyone in Europe could, like Poland, say that he has built a strong position in the EU and has good relations with the USA. He noted that this is a joint achievements of Polish politicians.
During the solemn assembly of deputies and senators on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the coronation of Bolesław the Brave, the prime minister talked about the new national doctrine, the Piast doctrine, whose one of the pillars is the political position of Poland in the region and Europe.
He emphasized that “we must be a partner valued by everyone.” “We have unique possibilities. Hardly anyone in Europe (…) can say that he has built a very strong position in the Union and has very good relations with the United States, regardless of who rules in Washington. This is the joint achievements of all those present here,” he said.
He added that he did not know anyone serious in Polish politics, who would question the sense of Poland's strong position in the EU, NATO and relations with the greatest allies. He pointed out that Poland would soon sign the treaty with France, and that a very effective Nordic alliance is being built with the participation of Great Britain.
“We are also building a key economic position in this region. I want to tell you that in fact everyone who wants to do serious interests in this region will have to come to Warsaw and talk to us with us. This is what is happening at the moment,” said Tusk.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday in Gniezno that It is worth declaring a new national doctrine – Piast doctrine based on strength, and not only on dreams and aspirations. He also emphasized that Bolesław the Brave's decisions have shaped Poland and remain in force to this day.
During the assembly of MPs and senators, Tusk spoke about the rule of the first Piasts, the coronation of Bolesław the Brave and the road to the west. He noticed that then there were “some simply calculated benefits, there were no European funds”. It was – as he pointed out – a community of certain values, which few then shared, and also was aware of military and political threats.
“This decision (about the road to the West) required extraordinary imagination, lack of complexes, courage and common sense. It was a decision of a millennium, this decision paid Poland to Poland then and a thousand years later. Yes, today it also pays off” – he assessed.
As he said, when we sometimes hear voices complaining that Poles have to pay a price for belonging to the Western community, for participating in the EU, “let's imagine how much self -denial, how much dedication, how much the imagination had to show those who made such a decision a thousand years ago.” He will emphasize that the determination and wise decisions of Bolesław the Brave have shaped Poland and remain in force to this day.
“That's why today it is worth noting without unnecessary pathos to announce a new national doctrine, Piast doctrine. A doctrine based on strength, not on illusions, not only on dreams, not only on aspirations, but also in strength” – said Tusk. “What are dreams, aspirations, plans without strength in politics? Nobody understood it better than the hero of today's ceremony, Bolesław the Brave,” he said.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk pointed out on Friday that Poland a thousand years ago by the decision of Bolesław the Brave became part of the West. This choice requires constant effort and will always be valid – said the head of government in Gniezno during the Congregation of MPs and senators on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the coronation of the first king of Poland.
“When putting on a crown on his head, Bolesław Brave announced that the Kingdom of Poland is becoming part of the West – the West as a political community, community of values, community of religion,” said the prime minister.
The choice of Bolesław the Brave – pointed out Tusk – is still repeated, but also sometimes questioned by Poland's enemies and “by some in Poland”. “This choice requires constant effort and is still and will always be current, this choice between the political East and the West,” said the prime minister.
He added that the one who would like to annul the decision from a thousand years ago is as if he wanted to “trample the crown of Bolesław”.
According to the prime minister, Brave was able to reconcile what is not always successful today – independence and belonging, pride and reason, Poland and Europe. “Maybe because he didn't have any complexes,” said Tusk. (PAP)
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