Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka
Polish journalist and politician
Photo: Polish presidency of the Council of the EU 2025, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Jul 23
Poland proposes trilateral Patriot missile production with US and Ukraine, reports progress on permanent US base
Deputy Defence Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, during Washington talks, also reported progress on a permanent US military base, with teams formed on both sides.
- Jul 1
President Nawrocki meets defence minister to coordinate Poland's NATO summit stance
Polish President Karol Nawrocki and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday to forge a unified national stance ahead of next week's NATO gathering.
- Jun 30
Poland names Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka as state resilience plenipotentiary, winds down SAFE role
The Polish government appointed Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka as plenipotentiary for strengthening state resilience on 30 June, simultaneously abolishing her previous role overseeing the SAFE defence-funding programme.
- Jun 20
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka becomes first woman deputy defence minister in Poland, tasked with overseeing SAFE programme and arms exports
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, the government plenipotentiary for the EU’s SAFE instrument, was named secretary of state in the Ministry of National Defence on Friday, becoming the first woman to hold a deputy minister post in the ministry’s history.
- May 28
Poland Signs First SAFE Defence Contracts Worth Over 100 Billion Zloty in Three-Day Sprint
Poland has begun signing contracts under the EU's SAFE programme, with 40 agreements worth 100 billion zloty expected by Saturday, channelling billions into domestic defence firms.