On the classified procurement list under the EU’s SAFE program, made available to, among others, members of parliament, only two companies are named – the Niezalezna.pl portal has learned. They are Polska Amunicja, headed by Paweł Poncyljusz, and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ). The remainder of the document consists of categories of weapons and equipment to be financed through the loan.
Poland’s application to the European Commission – in line with the government’s announcements – includes a total of 139 projects. The list is not public; access has been granted to selected MPs and the National Security Bureau (BBN). The President and the opposition are calling for its disclosure.
What’s Inside? What’s Missing?
The content of the list may come as a disappointment. Only two companies are mentioned by name – Polska Amunicja appears first, followed by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa. The rest of the document enumerates key products (“projects”) of the domestic defense industry that are planned to receive SAFE funding, without identifying specific companies.
In June 2025, the Armament Agency began compiling a list of companies – potential contractors for tasks expected to be financed through the SAFE instrument. Official correspondence between the Armament Agency and those entities began at that time. However, the classified list makes no reference to specific entities, apart from Polska Amunicja and PGZ. MPs therefore lack knowledge of which specific companies the Armament Agency is negotiating with and what has already been agreed. The only clear element is what specific equipment the Polish authorities intend to purchase using the EU loan.
PGZ and a Company Led by a Former Civic Coalition Politician
As previously reported, from the SAFE loan pool, four subsidiaries of the state-owned Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa are to receive approximately €800 million for the production of 155 mm ammunition. This is more than twice less than the €2.3 billion allocated to the private company Polska Amunicja, led by Civic Coalition politician Paweł Poncyljusz. His company does not have independent production capabilities and does not even hold a license to manufacture ammunition, unlike PGZ’s facilities.
We have obtained the financial results of Polska Amunicja. Its loss for 2024 amounted to 5.4 million złoty. Particularly significant – in the context of the current plans for SAFE funding – is the information that the debt was to be covered “from future years’ profits.” As it turns out, this may indeed happen – and with a massive surplus.
In September 2024, the state-owned Industrial Development Agency (ARP) sold its majority stake (51 percent) in Polska Amunicja to the remaining members of the consortium, namely the WB Group and Ponar Wadowice. Since then, the company has been a private entity.
The General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces prepared a “preliminary list” of tasks to be financed from SAFE, based on the military’s needs. However, the final list was modified after taking into account the needs of the Ministries of the Interior and Administration and Infrastructure. The SAFE instrument allows for the financing of infrastructure and security investments. Projects originally planned to be implemented under the Armed Forces Support Fund will also be financed from the loan. This could potentially free up space for new tasks to be scheduled for funding from the Armed Forces Support Fund.