The European Union’s Security Action for Europe instrument agreements were signed by (from left) Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration and Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, on behalf of EU as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański, as well as Mirosław Czekaj, President of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), and Marta Postuła, First Vice President of BGK, on behalf of Warsaw. (image via Poland Ministry of Defense).
M ILAN — Canada and Poland are deepening their military-industrial ties through a new agreement that will leverage the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative to fund joint projects.
The Letter of Intent was signed on Tuesday by the Canadian National Defense Minister, David J. McGuinty, and his Polish counterpart, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, during the latter’s visit to Ottawa.
“Minister McGuinty highlighted opportunities to strengthen bilateral defense industrial cooperation, including collaboration under SAFE, potential joint projects involving emerging technologies, and talks on the establishment of ammunition production capacity in Canada,” a statement from the Canadian Department of National Defense, said.
