A Great Day for Poland: Preliminary Agreement Reached on Poland's Integration into NATO Pipeline System

03/10/2025

12:05

Michał Lubowicki

- We certainly realize today that this is a great day for Poland, in fact, the beginning of a great journey that we are starting today. In the 1960s and 1970s, a large fuel pipeline system was established within NATO […]. This strategic connection was made for the purpose of a potential confrontation with the then Soviet Union, and in reality, with Russia - said Cezary Tomczyk at a press conference.

- The first talks concerning Poland's inclusion in this large system began in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea by Russia. At that time, at a working level, at the NATO level, the concept emerged that NATO countries that joined the Alliance in 1999 could become part of this great system. […] The first discussions were held by the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk - the Deputy Minister of National Defence stated.

"We have effectively fought for this project for 11 years"

- We have effectively fought for this project for 11 years. […] In December 2024, the Strategic Commands of the Alliance, SHAPE and ACT, announced a list of investments. And on this list of investments were those concerning the connection of Poland within the great pipeline system to the NATO system. The last few months have been a time for working out the details among ourselves, within the government - he continued.

Poland Granted Funds for Planning and Designing the Investment

- I can proudly announce that NATO Headquarters, specifically the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), has granted Poland funds for the planning and design of the aforementioned investment. The investment, in connection with our agreement, will be planned and designed by the NATO Construction and Engineering Agency (NACE) - Tomczyk declared.

300 Kilometers of Pipelines from the German Border

- We are talking about a project that […] will amount to 20 billion Polish zlotys. We are talking about the construction of pipelines over a 300-kilometer stretch from the German border to the PERN base near Bydgoszcz, and we are talking about one of the largest investments in the security of the Polish state in the last 30 years - he emphasized.

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