Poland drafts wartime preparedness law to streamline military command and troop deployments

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Poland drafts wartime preparedness law to streamline military command and troop deployments
Poland drafts law to boost wartime readiness and streamline military command amid hybrid threats
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Poland’s Ministry of National Defense is drafting legislation to establish full wartime preparedness, aiming to streamline military command and accelerate troop deployments to critical locations, the *Rzeczpospolita* newspaper reported on Friday.
The proposed law seeks to strengthen Poland’s defensive capabilities, improve coordination between the armed forces and internal security services, and adapt existing regulations to modern threats, including hybrid, cyber, and disinformation risks, according to a statement from the ministry’s media division. Currently, defense preparedness and command systems are fragmented across multiple Council of Ministers regulations issued after the 2022 Defense of the Homeland Act.
The draft would enable earlier troop movements, including allied forces, and align Poland’s National Defense Response Plan with NATO’s Response System. It also expands the number of entities involved in permanent duty rotations and defense command, clarifies rules for civilian personnel in command roles, and revises operational planning and defense programming documentation. Training, defense courses, and military exercises would also be reformed under the proposal.
The bill remains in intra-ministerial consultations, with no confirmed timeline for parliamentary review. The National Security Bureau is also awaiting the draft, *Rzeczpospolita* noted .
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