Donald Tusk and Ursula von der leyen They came to Krynek (Podlasie Voivodeship) on Sunday border Polish-Belarusian. The main topic of conversations is defense and security, including protection of the EU eastern border.
“I am here to express the full solidarity of Europe with Poland as a front country,” she said in Ozierany Małe on the Polish-Belarusian border Ursula von der Leyen.
“For years, you and Poles are dealing with deliberate and cynical hybrid attacks,” she said. “I would like to emphasize that Europe is standing with you in hand in all possible ways,” she said.
The head of the EC turned to Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “It is during your Polish presidency that we included EUR 800 billion in investments under the defense plan.” “These EUR 800 billion can and should be invested until 2030,” she added.
Von der Leyen: Poland the greatest beneficiary of Safe
The topic of conversations was also the SAFE preferential loan program, which is to support the dispersion of Europe. Von der Leyen reminded that this program was accelerated.
– It's EUR 150 billion for shopping together. So that we would make our house, the European Union, stronger and safer – she emphasized and added that 19 countries have already occurred for participation in the SAFE project, and Poland will be its largest beneficiary.
The head of the EC about the SAFE program: We can invest in the industrial base of Ukraine
– On the one hand, we can use these 150 billion euros from the SAFE program for our joint purchases, strengthening our base industrial base, but we can also use this to invest in Ukraine's industrial base, because it is critically important for us that Ukraine remain strong, so that our neighborhood is strong and protected – she summed up.
The SAFE preferential loan program was established during the Polish chairman in the EU Council, which the Polish presidency sought. It is part of the plan to dispose of Europe in a relationship, among others with developing military potential by Russia.
EU budget. “We are taking investments in protection and management of migration and borders”
– Looking at our proposal for the new budget for the next 7 years in the European Union, we are longing for investments in the protection and management of migration and borders – she emphasized.
Von der Leyen pointed out that additional European funds will receive member states with the direct border with Belarus and Russia.
