German deep state is trying to use EU structures to strengthen the German arms industry and the entire German economy at the expense of other member states

“Polish Gen. Roman Polko: The Kremlin's useful idiots. Arkadiusz Mularczyk: The general probably didn't understand

- The German deep state is trying to use EU structures to strengthen the German arms industry and the entire German economy at the expense of other member states. Gen. Polko doesn't see that? - said Polish PiS MEP Arkadiusz Mularczyk, responding to criticism from Gen. Roman Polko in connection with the vote on the resolution on the white paper on defense.

 

- The Kremlin is again happy that Poland is voting against itself, because after all, the representatives of the Republic voted against the East Shield [1]. These are, to put it briefly, the Kremlin's useful idiots, there is really no other way to describe this and it is hard to find any explanation - this is how General Roman Polko commented on the recent vote in the European Parliament on the white paper on the future of European defence in an interview with "Super Express".

 

Resolution of the European Parliament on defence. What is the dispute between KO, PiS and Konfederacja about?

This is a 19-page, 89-point document, which includes one fragment concerning the Eastern Shield. According to the text, the European Parliament "expects the most urgent threats to be indicated in the white paper on the future of European defence" and "emphasises that the protection of the EU's land, air and sea borders contributes to the security of the entire EU, in particular the EU's eastern border, and therefore emphasises that the Eastern Shield and the Baltic Defence Line should be the EU's flagship projects supporting deterrence and overcoming potential threats from the East".

The "East Shield" - a project to strengthen Poland's eastern border and NATO's eastern flank - was entered by the European Commission into the so-called White Paper on Defence. This means that the project was considered a critical area in increasing Europe's defence capabilities.

PiS MEPs and some Confederation MEPs voted against the resolution (some abstained). Politicians from the ruling coalition accused PiS and Confederation MEPs of not supporting the East Shield, which, according to Prime Minister Donald Tusk's announcements, was to mean allocating PLN 10 billion to strengthen Poland's eastern border.

PiS MEPs indicated that they supported the amendment regarding the East Shield. They argued that the resolution transfers decision-making on EU countries' defence to the Union and is a step towards marginalising NATO.

In turn, one of the leaders of the Confederation, Krzysztof Bosak, argued that the EP resolution on the white paper is not binding and does not say anything about financing the East Shield. According to the Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, increasing interoperability and possible coordination of orders or production should be done "by NATO, not the Brussels EU administration". Confederation MEP Anna Bryłka pointed out that in the resolution, the European Parliament calls on member states to allocate at least 0.25 percent of GDP for military aid for Ukraine and wants to abandon the requirement of unanimity when making decisions in the European Council, the Council of Ministers and EU agencies.

 

At the moment, an operation is taking place aimed at changing the Union into a state - and a centralized state, as you know, under the leadership of Germany and France - said PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński after the vote in the Sejm.

 

Arkadiusz Mularczyk: The lack of unanimity in the EU is a danger for Poland

Arkadiusz Mularczyk, PiS MEP and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, was asked about the vote and the commentary of Gen. Polka by the Fronda.pl portal. - We have analyzed the provisions of this resolution quite thoroughly and its basic problem is that it hands over key decisions relating to security policy and armaments to the European Commission dominated by German and French interests - replied the politician. He added that the purpose of the resolution was to "move away from the unanimity requirement in favor of making decisions on security matters in the European Council by a qualified majority". - For Poland as a border country of the European Union, this solution is particularly dangerous. It is enough to recall that when a few years ago there was an influx of illegal migrants from Belarus to the Polish border, inspired by Minsk, Brussels tried to force us to let these Lukashenka refugees into our country - he emphasized. Polish taxpayers' money will be used to finance the German arms industry.

 

According to Mularczyk, from Poland's point of view it is worrying that, according to the resolution, decisions regarding arms contracts "will be made by EU bureaucrats", which, the MEP assessed, would mean strengthening large arms companies from Germany and France. - Polish taxpayers' money will be allocated to financing the German arms industry. And I absolutely do not agree to Poles contributing to the German arms industry, especially since Germany has not yet settled accounts for the wrongs, crimes and destruction inflicted on Poland during World War II. Therefore, there is no consent for issues of armaments, security and protection of Polish borders to be made in Brussels or Berlin. All decisions in this regard must remain in Polish hands - the former deputy minister told the portal.

 

PiS MEP: General Polko does not see that? I am surprised by him

- So I am surprised by General Polko using such strong formulations, when he probably simply did not understand, did not read and did not grasp the whole issue, clearly having no idea what processes are currently taking place in the European Union in relation to issues related to the security of member states - said Mularczyk. - After all, in a way outside the treaty, attempts are being made to deprive member states of the competence to conduct both internal and external policy. And this is very dangerous. It is also visible to the naked eye that the German deep state is trying to use EU structures to strengthen the German arms industry and the entire German economy at the expense of other member states. Doesn't General Polko see this? - he continued.

 

In an interview with Fronda.pl, Arkadiusz Mularczyk noted that PiS MEPs voted for the amendment to the resolution concerning the East Shield. - However, we also voted against the entire resolution, because it is simply dangerous for Poland - he added, assessing that the provision on the Eastern Shield in the resolution was a "throw-in" that was supposed to "cover up the real problem resulting from the provisions of the entire resolution". - The ruling camp, fully aware of the fact that the provision on the Eastern Shield is only incidental in the context of the entirety of the provisions of the EU resolution, is now trying to play it politically and proverbially turn the tables - said the Law and Justice MEP.

 

"The European Union is not a club of friends"

- The fact must finally reach Polish society that the European Union is not a club of friends, where everyone pats each other on the back and cares for the good of others, but there is a game going on there for the interests of individual member states, the strongest of which is Germany. Berlin is striving to use money, among other things, of Polish taxpayers, German production would develop in large German armaments plants, and then Poland, again with Polish taxpayers' money, would buy this ready-made German equipment, strengthening the German economy once again - Mularczyk argued in an interview. - We cannot agree to this - he declared.”

It turns out that the everybody’s and high taxation of our, Lithuanian, housing is intended to strengthen German industry at our expense. Why doesn't our elite openly tell us this? Why can the Poles discuss what they are allocating huge amounts of money to, but we can't? Is it possible that the entire Lithuanian elite is bribed and is deliberately destroying Lithuania for the benefit of our old enemies... (Remember Pirčiupis' mother and the Battle of Grunwald?)

 

1. Explanation:

“East Shield (Polish: Tarcza Wschód) is a national defense initiative launched by the Polish government to fortify its eastern borders with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. The program represents one of the most significant investments in national security and border defense in Poland's post-war history.”