EU New Presidency Poland "Strengthening Relations with the United States"

"I will also develop the European defense industry"

Poland, which is scheduled to hold the presidency of the European Union (EU) in the first half of next year, announced on the 11th that it will strengthen its relationship with the United States and develop its defense industry for European security.

According to major foreign media, Adam Swapka, Poland's minister in charge of the EU, said at a press conference on the 10th (local time), "As the presidency, we will prioritize security above all." He added that intelligence, energy, food, health, as well as blocking illegal immigration and sabotage are also included in 'internal security.'

The Polish government has set "Security, Europe!" as the slogan for its EU presidency term. Hungary, which holds the presidency in the second half of this year, previously adopted "Make Europe Great Again" (MEGA), modeled after the Trump elect’s "Make America Great Again" (MAGA).

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The presidency, which rotates every six months among EU member states, plays a role in setting agendas and coordinating differences. The Polish government, which actively supports Ukraine, is expected to act as a mediator between the EU and the United States by leveraging the friendship between President Andrzej Duda and the incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

In April, President Duda visited Trump and proposed raising NATO member countries’ defense spending target to 3% of their gross domestic product (GDP), while also persuading him that Ukraine should not be abandoned.

The European edition of Politico reported, "Poland, which invests nearly 5% of its GDP in defense, will be the best response to Trump elect’s claim of 'security freeloading.'"

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