Poland allocates PLN 48 mln to secure NATO summit

PLN 48 million has been allocated to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and its services (Polish National Police, State Fire Service, Polish Border Guard and the Government Protection Bureau) to secure the  NATO summit, which is to be held in Warsaw on July 8-9, 2016. The funds will be spent on purchasing vehicles for anti-terrorism troops, pyrotechnic supplies and devices for border control. Then the equipment will be used during World Youth Day (Kraków, July 25-31) as well as during Pope Francis' visit to Poland on July 27-31. The 2016 Warsaw Summit will take place at the National Stadium. More than 50 world leaders will come to the event, including Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, David Cameron, Francois Hollande and Donald Tusk. They will be accompanied by 2,500 staff and 1,500 journalists.