"We are here to show our solidarity with Ukraine. This solidarity, both regional and European, is especially important today. The Russian threat is a threat to all of us, not only to Ukraine," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the first summit of the Carpathian Integration Initiative, held in Ukraine and attended by the leaders of eight countries. In the face of Russian aggression, Poland and the countries of the region must be prepared for various scenarios and strengthen their security together. The Head of Government also announced that Poland has joined the Anti-Ballistic Coalition. Addressing the issues that divide Poles and Ukrainians, the Prime Minister recalled that "the truth is always better than a lie, even a very painful one," and that mutual understanding is the foundation of good relations between the two nations.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk met Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in Warsaw. "It is September 17. I told the Chancellor that this is a very important date for us. Eighty-seven years ago, Soviet Russia attacked Poland, after Nazi Germany had set out to conquer our homeland," the Head of the Polish Government recalled. Poland and its allies must draw lessons from history and work together to strengthen the European Union's security in the face of the Russian threat. Poland also aims to be among Europe's fastest-growing and most innovative countries, and cooperation with Vienna holds real promise in this respect. Chancellor Stocker is accompanied in Warsaw by a delegation of Austrian business leaders. It is the first visit to Poland by an Austrian head of government in nearly 20 years.

Prof. Victor Ambros, a distinguished molecular and developmental biologist and Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, now holds Polish citizenship. Prime Minister Donald Tusk delivered the news to him personally. The decision confirming that Prof. Ambros has been Polish since birth was issued on September 14 by the Masovian Voivode. Prof. Ambros is due to visit Poland again next year to meet the academic community. The shared goal of the newly Polish Nobel laureate and the Prime Minister is to attract the most talented young scientists from around the world to Poland.

"We are rebuilding the prestige and effectiveness of the Visegrad Group, to the benefit of our countries and the European Union. Whenever we acted in solidarity, we achieved our goals and strengthened the Union as a whole," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in Bratislava after the V4 prime ministers met Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin. The Prime Minister stressed that the EU budget must take into account the efforts of countries with particular responsibility for protecting the EU's external border, above all Poland. Lowering energy prices in the region also remains a priority for the Visegrad Group. Donald Tusk announced that the V4 countries will block any measure that could drive up energy costs. This is especially important given the need to protect European industry and its competitiveness.

"The European Union has a shared duty to be well prepared for different geopolitical scenarios, and that requires effort, including financial effort," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after meeting European Council President António Costa. The talks focused on the EU's next budget for 2028-2034. Higher EU funding is in the interest of Europe and of Poland, which has been, is and will remain the largest beneficiary of European funds. Alongside investment in security and competitiveness, the EU must also continue to support agriculture, among other areas, since a strong farm sector also matters for the continent's sovereignty. The Prime Minister also addressed the railway crash in Sokolniki, announcing a radical tightening of rules for drivers who ignore traffic lights and lowered barriers at level crossings.

"Poland is a miracle, something exceptional. It is worth being able to say plainly that we are growing faster than anyone else in Europe, and that we are an absolute phenomenon among all the countries that joined the European Union after 1989," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk. To build our country's image abroad more effectively, the government is resolving a long-standing problem, the fragmentation of promotional efforts, by creating a single, coherent system for managing the national brand. The role of Government Plenipotentiary for the Promotion of the Polish National Brand has been taken up by Prof. Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń, a leading expert in building strong brands and a specialist in promotional strategy and image-making. Her tasks will include preparing a strategy for building the national brand and coordinating the efforts that will strengthen Poland's appeal as a tourist destination, support investment, and build a stronger position for Poland on the world stage.

"The Coalition of the Willing's first military exercises, involving British and French forces, will take place in Poland this autumn. The maneuvers will strengthen allied states' readiness to act together for the security of the region and of Ukraine," Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced in Paris at the close of a meeting of Coalition of the Willing leaders. Poland will also prepare the infrastructure to enable a permanent presence of allied forces on its territory, alongside American forces. The head of government stressed that Europe must take on ever greater responsibility for its own security, and that Poland's role in this process is increasingly recognized. He also announced that our country will remain actively engaged in supporting Ukraine, though no further donations of military equipment are currently planned.

"Poland is Europe's champion when it comes to investing in space and the future," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after the European Space Agency announced that another of its centers will be established in Warsaw. It is the first such center outside the group of the Agency's founding states. This strategic decision confirms Poland's growing role in the European space sector and in building Europe's security and technological sovereignty. Among other things, the new center will develop dual-use technologies and support innovation and crisis management. The center's creation is accompanied by record government investment in the Polish space sector, intended to make it one of the new engines of economic growth.

"This is an important moment for the Polish defense industry, for Polish security, and for Polish-American cooperation. All of it comes together today at the Military Aviation Works in Bydgoszcz," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during the ceremony to sign a cooperation agreement between PGZ S.A., WZL-2 and Anduril Industries. The agreement provides for launching the assembly in Poland, and, in later stages, the production, of autonomous Barracuda-500 cruise missiles. The cooperation will enhance Poland's defensive capabilities as a key state on NATO's eastern flank. The head of government also addressed reports that Poland had transferred missiles for Patriot systems to Ukraine. "Let us not turn matters of security into a political battlefield," the Prime Minister appealed to opposition politicians. The government is ensuring that military support for Ukraine does not come at the expense of Poland's security.

Polish-Swedish intergovernmental consultations were held in Gdynia, the heart of the Polish Navy. "I am very glad that in this symbolic place we are finalising another stage of our friendly cooperation with Sweden. Today we signed many agreements, including the one on the purchase of 3 submarines for the Polish Navy," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk. This is the most important agreement in the history of the Polish Navy. The meeting also confirmed that cooperation between Poland and Sweden is entering a new stage of strategic partnership. The two countries are already working together to keep the Baltic Sea region safe and free from the activities of the Russian shadow fleet, from provocations and from military threats. An expression of this is the establishment of the Pact for the Baltic Sea, which will rest on political and military cooperation and on cooperation in the defence industry.