Border protection and the fight against irregular migration

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced during a statement after the meeting with the Prime Minister of Finland that he had decided to quickly modernise the border barrier with Belarus.

The borders with Russia and Belarus must be tight. Poland, Finland, but also the Baltic States, must take responsibility for this. There must be no weak links in this chain. We – Poland and Finland – are ready to cooperate with our partners so that the border in the east is really effectively controlled, argued the Prime Minister.

According to Donald Tusk, one of the problems is the loss of border areas, which result from Moscow's aggressive policy. He also admitted that both countries are interested in reforming the asylum law.

In fact, the entire northern and eastern border of Polish are areas that have lost a lot due to Russian and Belarusian politics and the war in Ukraine. That is why we will work together with Finland to engage European funds in supporting the affected regions, assured Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Increasing investment in the defence industry

Finland and Poland are absolutely convinced that today the whole of Europe must increase – and many times over – expenditures and efforts to rebuild the defence industry. We are ready to participate in this very actively," declared the head of the Polish government.

As he stressed, Europe must also be prepared for the worst-case scenarios.

We are aware that Europe must mobilise its forces and resources so as not to feel intimidated by Russia's military might. This is an absolute need and we will cooperate on this issue," said President Tusk.

Protection of Polish agriculture

The head of the Polish government stressed that it is also necessary to protect Polish farmers in connection with the situation on the eastern border.

I informed the Prime Minister about the situation in Polish agriculture and on the Polish-Ukrainian border. We will have to make decisions in our country to protect Polish agriculture in the face of unequal competition with agricultural products that come from across the eastern border, mainly from Ukraine. I will intervene here at the European level," said the Prime Minister.

Poland is an important partner for Finland

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stressed the importance of Polish-Finnish relations.

We are thinking in the same direction, we are allies. For Finland, Poland is an important partner in NATO, the European Union, as well as regionally and bilaterally. Our relations are close, and I would like to deepen them even more," said the head of the Finnish government.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo drew attention to the need to strengthen security, especially at the external borders.

Europe must have the tools to combat situations in which third-country nationals are exploited by countries that are unfriendly to us. This applies to both Finland and Polish," said Petteri Orpo.

He added that the security landscape in Europe has changed dramatically.

The situation is critical and further steps must be taken for the security of the European Union. We, Europeans, should take more responsibility for our own security," said the head of the Finnish government.

The Prime Ministers of Polish and Finland also discussed cooperation on strengthening civil defence in our country. Finland has a proven model in this regard that covers the whole of society.

We would very much like to modernise and rebuild all the capabilities related to civil defence, i.e. infrastructure, training, training and procedures. I would like to thank you very much for this readiness to cooperate, cooperate and help from Finland so that we can make up for lost time in this matter as soon as possible," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk.