– Independence means having your own currency, your own budget, your own army. Ceding the ability to decide on our security means losing sovereignty – Jarosław Kaczyński wrote on social media.

– Today's vote in the European Parliament was not about the “Eastern Shield,” which unfortunately has been only an image project for months, not a real one – emphasized the PiS leader.

– This is another example, following the recent CJEU opinion challenging the primacy of the Polish constitution over European law, of the EU interfering in member states' competences without basis in the treaties – he added.

Niepodległość to własna waluta, własny budżet, własne wojsko. Oddanie możliwości decydowania o naszym bezpieczeństwie to utrata suwerenności.
Dzisiejsze głosowanie w Parlamencie Europejskim nie dotyczyło "Tarczy Wschód", która niestety od miesięcy jest jedynie projektem…

— Jarosław Kaczyński (@OficjalnyJK) March 12, 2025