A SAFE credit agreement is due to be signed in Warsaw this week, freeing funds for rapid arms procurement. Political pushback and a government resolution make the rollout contentious.

By the end of May, Poland’s Armaments Agency plans to sign almost 40 new contracts under the SAFE program, using the appropriate funding.

This was announced at the Defence 24 Days conference in Warsaw by Magdalena Sobkovyak-Charnetska, the government commissioner for the SAFE program.

She noted that the credit agreement under SAFE for Poland is planned to be signed on Friday in Warsaw by European Commissioners Piotr Serafin and Andrius Kubilius, as well as Deputy Prime Minister for National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Finance Minister Andrzej Domański.

Outlook for implementing the SAFE program in Poland

Only by the end of May will the Armaments Agency sign nearly 40 new contracts after signing the SAFE agreement. The money is already on the table; now it’s time for facts and concrete actions

– Magdalena Sobkovyak-Charnetska

She added that despite various obstacles to implementation, including President Karol Navrotský’s veto, Poland became the first EU country to complete the coordination procedure for all SAFE projects with the European Commission.

As is known, Poland, which the European Commission allocated €43.7 billion, is one of the main beneficiaries of the SAFE program in the EU.

According to sources, President Karol Navrotský said he would not sign the law implementing the SAFE initiative in Poland; afterwards, Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that such a veto shocked defense companies in Poland and Western partners, but joy was in Russia.

The Polish government adopted a resolution that will allow implementing SAFE programs despite the president’s veto.

In the context of joint defense cooperation there is currently a “window of opportunity” to implement projects with partners, notably Slovakia.

Thanks to these steps, Poland continues the active implementation of SAFE, enabling new contracts and strengthening the country’s defense independence.