Military or another services will not be effective without good crisis management at local level," said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, at the 1st National legislature "The strategy of defence of the Republic. Safe Poland and citizens". The gathering with the participation of more than 1800 people was held in Krakow.
At the global Trade and legislature Centre EXPO Kraków I National legislature “The Defence strategy of the Republic. Safe Poland and citizens" under the patronage and with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the head of the MON stressed that there could be no effective defence only with the usage of armed forces. – If the state is attacked, if there is armed aggression, it does not defend itself solely by the force of its army. Not even an allied force. He defends all state, social and self-government institutions and his full national and social community," said the Minister of National Defence and added that only a well-organised society would be immune to attacks.
Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz reminded in Kraków that the fresh government added a strategic-political defence directive to the 2020 national safety strategy. He added that the safety strategy is being updated to “keep up with the changing world, with what is happening in Ukraine.” He besides stressed that if we do not draw practical, not only political conclusions from this conflict, we will make a cardinal mistake. – The experience of the war in Ukraine must be implemented into the Polish army in terms of the usage of those types of weapons that we have, the tactics that Ukrainian armed forces apply, and the full environment; for example laws that were adopted in the parliament there, and facilitate actions for the safety of the state. We have established a peculiar squad and in the ministry, and in the General Staff of the Polish Army, which examines all step of the Ukrainian army – noted Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamish.
The head of the Ministry of Defence besides pointed out that the most costly task would be to build an air defence strategy that had worked in Israel. “We will not build it ourselves, there is no country in Europe that could do this task on its own”, he said. He besides mentioned a hybrid war that continues in net space. – This is simply a immense war and very dangerous due to the fact that it affects all citizen. She attacks us all from children to seniors. Disinformation is 1 of the strongest weapons Russia uses present against Poland and free planet countries," Kosiniak-Kamish said.
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The Minister besides mentioned maritime safety in his speech. He noted that repeated incidents in the Baltic Sea, which is the interior sea of NATO and the European Union, represents a serious threat and requires joint patrols on this watershed. On this subject, he said, Poland will discuss during its Presidency in the European Union.
General Edward Gruszka and Colonel Dariusz Kwiatkowski attended the legislature in Krakow. photograph by Jacek Szustakovsky
The head of the MON besides said in Krakow that extremist changes require military education. – It can’t be that in the American army on Apache helicopters The officers fly, and in Poland only after a fewer years of studies you can sit behind their rudders – he noted. He besides betrayed that he recommended Gen. Mieczysław Gocuł, Rector of the Academy of War Art, to transform his university into the University of National Defence.
Deputy Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz besides stressed that the precedence was to rebuild civilian defence and to rise the level of crisis management. – Crisis management cannot be in the last place in the tasks of municipalities, districts. The assistance of the military or another services will not be effective if there is no good crisis management at local level – he pointed out and added that it is worth it for local authorities to take part in crisis management training so that they can better prepare for emergency situations.
Former president of Poland Bronisław Komorowski. photograph by Jacek Szustakovsky
In the 1st National Congress, “The Defence strategy of the Republic. Safe Poland and citizens” took part, among others, in erstwhile president Bronisław Komorowski and erstwhile Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek. It was besides attended by 5 generals as speakers: General Mieczysław Bieniek – erstwhile Deputy strategical Commander of NATO, Social Advisor to the Minister of National Defence, General Mieczysław Gocuł – Rector of the Academy of War Art, erstwhile Head of the General Staff of the Polish Army; General of Arms in St. Edward Gruszka – erstwhile operational commander, social advisor to the Minister of National Defence; Gen. Dyw. in st. rest. Leon Komornicki – erstwhile Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army, president of the Industrial Committee operating within the Euro-Atlantic Association, and Brig-Gen Dr. Inż. Piotr Waniak – Deputy Head of Staff for Support in Command of 2nd Polish Corps – Command of Land Component.
The discussion during the legislature was divided into thematic panels. Participants discussed: geopolitical challenges and threats facing Poland today; civilian defence, crisis management during natural disasters and military threats; the function of local government in civilian protection and civilian defence; artificial intelligence and the function of universities in building innovative manufacture and the safety strategy of the country; the importance of critical infrastructure, protective structures, communications and communication in emergency situations; hybrid and cybersecurity warfare and the importance of social organisations for civilian protection and civilian protection.
General Leon Komornicki, Jacek Bartosiak and General Mieczysław Bieniek participated in the legislature in Krakow. photograph by Jacek Szustakovsky
1st National legislature „The Defence strategy of the Republic. Safe Poland and citizens, which took place on 27 November, was a continuation of the discussion which was initiated besides in Krakow by the conference “Be Ready! Before the sirens roar in Krakow.” The June debate at the Jagiellonian University met with large interest. It was attended by a 1000 people. This prompted Kazimierz Barczyk, president of the Federation of Regional Associations of Municipalities and Districts of Poland, and the Association of Municipalities and Countys of Małopolska, to organize the congress. – It is essential to awaken and mobilise the rulers and citizens, due to the fact that only with common forces can we prepare Poland for the worst scenarios. And it should be done as shortly as possible, due to the fact that we do not know how much time we have," said his inventor.
The organizers of the legislature were the Federation of Regional Associations of Municipalities and Districts of Poland – the largest local government organization in Poland, comprising in 20 regional unions almost 1,000 municipalities, districts and voivodships – as well as the Association of Municipalities and Districts of Małopolska in cooperation with Alexander Miszalski, president of Krakow.
