The station took note of plans announced on Friday by Prime Minister Donald Tusk for universal military training of men, which were to take place in Poland by the end of 2025.
"Poland with 4.1% of GDP expenditure already belongs to the top NATO states", pointed out the Lisbon tv station, recalling that Portugal's spending in this area is only 1% of GDP.
Poland's function model in the EU
According to SIC Noticias, Poland has learned from its “geopolitic curse” of geographical location and the neighbourhood of Russia after more than 80 years since the outbreak of planet War II, becoming a model for defence activities in the EU today.
Portuguese tv found that the “Poles trust on each other” in defence issues was the consequence of centuries of raids on Polish lands of various military powers.
"Polish plains were easy traversed by Nazi troops and the Red Army," recalled SIC Noticias, stressing that in Poland, unlike many Western countries, present there is simply a sense of real threat of war in society.
According to Lisbon television, Poland besides distinguishes from western EU members a historical policy based on raising patriotic attitudes.
"Youth in Portugal and another Western countries are not only unprepared for war today, but does not even want to hear about the anticipation of universal military service," concluded SIC Noticias.
