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Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, announced this Tuesday from a military post bordering Belarus that his country will allocate more than 600 million euros from the European SAFE funds (Security Action for Europe) to counter "hybrid warfare and illegal migration" on its eastern border.
In a press conference, Tusk explained that the investment with European funds has a "strategic character for national and European security" and that they will serve to complement the 500 million euros from the national budget that Warsaw has already used for its border security device.
The Polish Prime Minister officially inaugurated a new observation tower, the fifth built in recent months, in Ozierany (east), where an anti-drone system has already begun to be implemented, which will be operational within a week and will be the first of those that Poland plans to build on its eastern border.
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For his part, the Polish Interior Minister, Marcin Kierwiński, highlighted the work of the 6,000 troops (including more than 4,000 soldiers) who remain deployed on the borders with Belarus and Lithuania "to ensure that the country can celebrate the festivities safely, because for some to celebrate, others have to watch over." Poland's surveillance device on its eastern border is considered one of the most advanced in Europe, and includes an electronic barrier that covers more than 400 kilometers, which integrates artificial intelligence to classify alerts and controls 5,000 thermal and day-night vision cameras. The infrastructure is complemented by fiber optic detection cables and a newly constructed technical road for armored vehicles and heavy trucks, as well as plans to flood river and swampy areas to prevent them from being accessible on foot. Despite these efforts, migratory pressure persists and from January to November 2025, the Border Guard has recorded more than 14,600 attempts by migrants to cross the border irregularly from Belarus.
