The Ministry of National Defense is working on a law on the state's full readiness in the event of war

The Ministry of National Defense is working on a draft act on the state's full readiness in the event of war.

The media department of the Ministry of National Defense confirmed to "Rz" that work on such a project is in progress. The aim is to "strengthen the defense capabilities of the Republic of Poland, improve cooperation between the armed forces and services responsible for internal security and adapt the applicable regulations to contemporary threats, in particular of a hybrid, cyber and disinformation nature."

The Ministry of National Defense points out that currently the solutions regarding the state's defense preparations and the functioning of the state defense management system are scattered in several regulations of the Council of Ministers issued after the adoption of the Homeland Defense Act in spring 2022.

What does the act assume?

The draft law being prepared will allow, among others, for the earlier transfer of troops, including allied ones, linking the Polish Defense Response Plan with the allied document NATO Response System, but also preparing infrastructure.

The Act, among others, it will expand the number of entities participating in the permanent duty system and in the state defense management system, it will standardize the rules of work of civilian employees in management positions with limited possibility of returning home, it will introduce changes regarding operational planning in the non-military area, as well as in the documentation regarding defense programming. The rules for training, defense courses and defense exercises will be changed, the newspaper enumerates.

The project is at the stage of intra-ministerial arrangements. It is not known when it will be debated by the Sejm. The National Security Bureau also expects the project to be sent, writes "Rz".