Poland’s security in focus. President meets with ministers and heads of special services

During the meeting, the President received reports from all four heads of services regarding the most significant threats to the state and citizen security. Presidential spokesperson Rafał Leśkiewicz stated:

- The President received reports presented by all four heads of services regarding the most important issues related to the security of the Republic – primarily identifying threats to the security of the state and its citizens.

The discussions also addressed personnel matters within the Presidential Office and expectations for clarifying controversial events concerning the use of information from special services in the election process.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized the importance of cooperation on state security during the press conference:

- We agreed on the method of communication and informing the President so that in no case would the security of the Polish state or building a community for security be threatened. We take every measure to ensure this happens.

Minister–Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak highlighted the priorities of the services:

- Today’s meeting, attended by the President and his collaborators, Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the heads of services, and myself, I consider necessary and valuable. It provided an opportunity to present the President with comprehensive information on the services’ activities and the priority they are given in government actions. During the meeting, we reviewed threats and priorities of each service. The heads presented their assessments and answered the President’s and his collaborators’ questions. No question remained unanswered.

Deputy Head of the National Security Bureau (BBN), Brigadier General (res.) Andrzej Kowalski added that the meeting initiates a new quality of cooperation between BBN and the special services:

- I hope this will continue without disruptions. It is very important that special services maintain constant contact with the Bureau – not only by sending information or analyses but also through personal contact. The main goal is to enable the creation of cross-cutting analytical projects.

Such meetings will be held regularly to ensure the President has continuous and reliable access to information on the state’s internal and external security.