“The visit of the Polish president ensured that President Trump—who sees Poland as his greatest ally in Europe and a key partner in NATO—decided that American soldiers, around 10,000 of them, will remain stationed in Poland. Isn’t that a concrete result of international relations?” said President Karol Nawrocki today.
The president recalled that within his first 100 days in office, he made 11 foreign visits.
“These visits give us a sense of security—take, for example, the meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Polish president’s visit prompted President Trump, who considers Poland his most important ally in Europe and in NATO, to decide that American soldiers, about 10,000, would remain in Poland. Isn’t this a tangible effect of foreign relations?” Nawrocki asked.
He stressed that during each visit, “he fought a battle that seemed lost from the outset—and indeed could not be won.”
“I don’t know if you remember the comments from the head of Polish diplomacy. While I was speaking in every capital city about not signing the EU–Mercosur agreement, that minister was saying, ‘if the president manages somehow, great, hahaha.’ This is not how responsible state authorities behave. The EU–Mercosur deal is harmful to Polish farmers, so I fought against it even though the odds of success were slim. Isn’t that how a Polish president should act?” he remarked.
Speaking about his visit to Germany, President Nawrocki emphasized that it was an opportunity to raise the issue of reparations.
He added that Poland must know what it expects from its partners, including the European Union.
“We want to be part of the European Union, but we do not want to be the EU—we want to be Poland, with the white-and-red flag,” said Karol Nawrocki. “My presidency exists so that Poland remains Poland,” he added.
“The legal order must endure”
He noted that the duties of the president also include decorations, appointments, and promotions.
“It is the president’s duty—he is the guardian of the constitution, and this is a current matter—to insist that judges issue rulings in the name of the Republic of Poland, uphold the constitutional and legal order, and that everyone appointed by the president feels like a full judge, not a ‘neo-’ or ‘paleo-’ judge. That is why I refused to nominate 46 judges,” Nawrocki recalled.
“A court is not the parliament floor, and Poland is something grand. Governments fall and rise… but the Polish constitutional and legal order must endure. That has been the president’s role for the first 100 days, and will remain so in the years ahead,” he added.
Reviving the Visegrád Group
The president declared that he is attempting to “revive the Visegrád Group.”
“Western Europe has made too many mistakes recently for us to remain indifferent. We need formats that allow states to share their perspectives and emotions on the international stage,” Nawrocki said.
He added that “we do not want illegal migration in Poland” and that he will work to prevent it. “I will not sign climate overregulations, Green Deals, and all those things that often become ideological madness in Western Europe,” he stated.