Poland in NATO

Minister Mariusz Błaszczak participates in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, which on 17 and 18 June 2020 is chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens Stolteneberg.

- There are no tasks that Polish and US soldiers would not be able to perform. Even the epidemic didn't stop them. I am very grateful that US forces stayed during the epidemic here at the training area in Drawsko Pomorskie, and that Polish soldiers together with US soldiers could improve their skills - said Mariusz Błaszczak, the Minister of National Defence during a meeting with soldiers in Drawsko Pomorskie.

On Tuesday the aid for six Western Balkan countries; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia left Warsaw. The shipment includes more than 60,000 litres of disinfectants and 600,000 surgical masks, which amounts to nearly 70 tonnes of cargo. Assistance to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia is provided in response to the requests made to NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center.

Over the years, the Treaty on Open Skies has remained an important element of the European security architecture, meant to build trust and ensure transparency in relation to military activities. As of late, we have been facing a number of challenges regarding the implementation of the Treaty related to the Russian Federation’s restrictions to access its territory.

Lt Col Piotr Wachna is a deputy commander at the 4th Chemical Regiment of the Polish army based in Brodnica in north-central Poland. This regiment is considered to be the elite in the area of protection against chemical weapons.

A modified exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20 Plus will be conducted from 5 to 19 June. In total, around 6,000 soldiers, 100 tanks and over 230 combat vehicles will train at the Drawsko Pomorskie training area.

Seventy five years after the end of the Second World War, we pay tribute to its victims. We remember the indomitable struggle of the Polish nation against Nazi Germany throughout the conflict in Europe, lasting from September 1939 to May 1945.

Marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 2020, we pay tribute to the victims and to all soldiers who fought to defeat Nazi Germany and put an end to the Holocaust.

Adopted on 3 May 1791 in Warsaw by the Sejm of the Polish Republic (later known as the Great Sejm), the Polish Constitution was Europe’s first and the world’s second modern constitution.

"Epidemics know no borders. That is why solidarity among neighbours is particularly important during this difficult time,” said Deputy Minister Marcin Przydacz during the handover of humanitarian aid to our eastern neighbour.