Grants, not loans, are, according to Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, a more effective way of financing EU anti-drone projects. The rules for implementing this kind of investment in the east flank of the Union are 1 of the topics of the talks between the head of the MON and the EU Defence Commissioner.
On Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish met with Andrius Kubilius, European Union Commissioner for Defence and Space. The politicians talked about the safety of the east flank, with peculiar emphasis recent incidents breach of the airspace of our part of Europe by Russian aircraft.
– The situation of fresh days shows how dangerous the situation is for all of us. The European Union needs fast decisions, said Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish at the conference after the meeting. In his opinion, EU investments in the improvement of anti-drone capabilities are necessary. thought creation of a “dron wall” on the east flank of NATO Poland has already presented a fewer days ago, during the teleconference of defence ministers of our part of Europe.
The Head of the MON indicated the request to transfer funds from the Union budget in the form of grants alternatively than loans. "This is an urgent request for the full Union," he said and pointed out that no country can feel safe in the face of EU airspace violations. He besides pointed out that the European Union must benefit from Ukraine's experience of utilizing drones, and as an example of specified cooperation he has already identified Polish-Ukrainian cooperation in this area. – Otherwise we will have gaps in the air defense, rocket defence or anti-drone strategy – Kosiniak-Kamish said. The head of the MON added that the fast shift of national and European funds would be a strong political signal to the Russian Federation that its strategy was read and measures were taken to counter it.
Andrius Kubilius stressed that protecting the east flank was a precedence of the Community. "This region deserves solidarity across the Union in terms of strengthening defence capabilities," he said. He explained that the east Flank Watch concept was to build defensive capabilities on land as well as an anti-drone wall. He pointed out that a drone detection strategy and demolition strategy should be built in front countries. He announced that the forthcoming European Council would present a roadmap for the task and appoint coordinators for the participating countries. According to any experts, the first capabilities can be built within a year.
