Called out by Rafał Trzaskowski himself, the fact-checking organization “Demagog” (active on portal X) has scrutinized other statements made by the Civic Platform candidate. It turns out that inaccuracies weren’t limited only to municipal housing matters.
During a recent debate, Rafał Trzaskowski claimed:
“It was precisely the PiS government that allowed Ukrainian food imports, which were later blocked. And now, at this very moment, new regulations negotiated by this government, with my help […], ensure that grain from Ukraine will not enter the European Union at all.”
However, “Demagog” highlights the factual errors:
- According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland imported 2.45 million tonnes of grain from Ukraine in 2022.
- Under the PiS government, in April 2023, the Minister of Development and Technology issued a regulation banning agricultural imports from Ukraine into Poland. In June 2023, a similar ban was implemented EU-wide, valid until September 15, 2023. Immediately after that, the Polish government introduced another regulation banning imports.
- Currently, liberalized trade regulations between the EU and Ukraine remain in effect, set to expire in June 2025.
- Discussions are ongoing regarding transitional regulations for trade between Ukraine and the EU. However, no official communication mentions a complete ban on grain imports; rather, grain is expected to be exempt from licensing requirements.
- That’s not all.
Another statement by the Mayor of Warsaw was also scrutinized, in which he claimed:
“The National Security Strategy was written before the war broke out, and it contains nothing regarding artificial intelligence solutions, drones, or civil defense.”
Again, Trzaskowski strays from the truth:
- The “National Security Strategy of the Republic of Poland,” published in 2020, explicitly references artificial intelligence technology and unmanned systems, commonly referred to as “drones.”
- Page 7 of the document states: “The development of new technologies—both civilian and military—is significantly increasing the use of unmanned and autonomous systems, automated and robotic weapon platforms leveraging artificial intelligence.”
- Civil defense is also explicitly mentioned. One objective clearly outlined is: “To build the country’s resilience against threats, including hybrid threats, ensuring the universal character of civil defense and protection of the population, and to accumulate and maintain capabilities for restoring essential resources” (page 15).