The European Parliament as part of voting on the resolution on strengthening the defense of the European Union adopted an amendment regarding the East shield. MEPs have been in favor of being considered a flagship project for the joint security of EU countries. EU leaders will decide whether to actually become it. However, there is controversy about the voting of Polish European Parliamentarians from PiS regarding the entire resolution. Representatives of this party claim that the resolution gives the European Union too many competences in the field of defense.
The adopted amendment emphasized that the protection of land, air and sea borders of the European Union contributes to the safety of the entire Union, and in particular its eastern border. It was noted that the East and Baltic shield should be flagship EU projects for supporting deterrence and overcoming potential threats from the East.
European Parliament for entering the East shield on the “Wishes List”
Maciej Sokołowski, the EU correspondent of TVN24, explained that the entire resolution concerns the EU European defense and what actions the Union should take in the near future. – In fact, it is an appeal of the European Parliament to the European Commission, EU countries and governments. It is only they will make decisions what projects will be the flagship, i.e. which will be financed not only from national budgets, but from the EU budget – he pointed out.
In the second half of March European Commission will present the so -called The white book on defense and there will be proposals for defense projects that can be considered flagship or common. Then such decisions will be made at the level of EU leaders at the top at the end of March and at the end of June.
As Sokołowski further explained, on the initiative MPs of the Civic Platform The resolution was amended so that the East shield also includes this “wish list” when it comes to defense projects.
“This is a project to strengthen all of Europe”
– The East shield is not only a project for Poland, it is a project to strengthen all of Europe – commented PO MEP Andrzej Halicki, chairman of the PO -PSL delegation in the European Parliament. He added that the East shield should have European support.
MEP Michał Szczerba recognized the support of the EP for the East shield, which is the initiative of Prime Minister Tusk and the priority of the Polish Presidency in the EU Council, as a clear signal that “Poland sets the direction of security about security.”
MEPs PO on the acceptance by the European Parliament amendment regarding the east shieldTvn24
Kosiniak-Kamysz: Very good and important information
The decision of the European Parliament was commented on on the platform X of the Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
The minister noted that “the adopted amendment emphasized that the protection of land, air and sea borders of the EU contributes to the safety of the entire EU, and in particular its eastern border” and “it was noted that the East shield and the Baltic line of defense should be flagship EU projects.”
The dispute around the attitude of Polish MEPs
However, in public space a discussion began about the attitude of a group of Polish MEPs regarding the amendment regarding the East shield and the entire resolution. “PiS hand in hand with Braun and a confederation against the European Defense Policy! They put hatred towards the Polish government higher than security and guarantees for the East shield!” – MEP Michał Szczerba wrote on the X MEP.
This was what the MEP answered to him PIS Piotr Mueller, former spokesman for the government Mateusz Morawiecki.
“The politicians of the ruling team want to reflect the decision -making on security … Brussels! As it usually happens with you – it is exactly the opposite than you say. Everyone who really cares about the safety of Poland and all of Europe should be against this resolution. Because if someone thinks that giving key decisions about our defense in the hands of the Brussels bureaucracy, at the cost of national security and NATO, he does not understand reality,” Mueller. Later in his post, PiS politician argued why, in his opinion, this resolution should be rejected.
MEP Łukasz Kohut also wrote that “PiS MEPs voted against the East shield”, posting the record of voting results on the entire resolution.
As Sokołowski explained, PiS MEPs and the Confederation actually voted against the EU defense resolution itself, arguing that it postulates that she postulates too many competences in the field of defense and depriving them of their governments of individual countries.
He added that PiS representatives claim that they voted for the amendment regarding the East shield, but it cannot be checked, because the vote on the amendment itself was not named.
Maciej Sokołowski about the controversies regarding the vote of Polish MEPs regarding the resolution on the EU defense policyTvn24
Blaszczak writes about “the first step towards NATO marginalization”
Head of the PiS club Mariusz Błaszczak He wrote on the website X that “Coalition MEPs on December 13 eagerly supported the first step towards NATO marginalization and devoting national defense competences to Brussels.”
“The resolution voted today calls for the creation of the European Defense Union, i.e. competition towards the North Atlantic Pact. Remember that the European Union has no defense capabilities, and this project is only aimed at pushing the US from the Old Continent and creating conditions for the arms purchases of EU countries made only in France or Germany,” said the politician.
Source of the main photo: The European Parliament