Aterju 2025. Speech by President of ECR Party Matuesz Morawiecki

This is a new era. Strength is no longer measured only in tanks and artillery — but in satellites, drones, software, and the industrial base behind them. The defense sector has become the engine of development. Dual-use is no longer a niche; it is the spirit of our age. Every euro must work twice: for growth and for security. We need fewer abstract climate targets — and more concrete technology goals. The concept of Intermarium is reaching a new stage. A true North–South alliance — from Scandinavia, through the Baltic States and Poland, to Italy, the bridge between North and South. Intermarium is not an appendix to the transatlantic relationship. It is Europe’s own project — a new geopolitical backbone of our continent.” — Mateusz Morawiecki, President of the ECR Party, during his address at Ateju 2025.