Building the resilience of critical infrastructure - workshops at the Port of Gdańsk
Author: TG 2026/08/20
How can we effectively protect critical infrastructure and build its resilience? How can we translate the requirements of the CER Directive into solutions that meet Poland's real needs? This was discussed during a closed strategic workshop, "Building Critical Infrastructure Resilience – From the CER Mandate to National Solutions," organized by the Port of Gdansk Authority, the Polish Chamber of Dual Use – PIDU, and the Casimir Pulaski Foundation.
The meeting was attended by critical infrastructure operators, representatives of government and public institutions, experts, and members of PIDU. The exchange of experiences and knowledge allowed us to identify the most important challenges and compile them into an anonymized map of problems and needs.
It was no coincidence that the event took place in Gdańsk. Pomerania is home to infrastructure of strategic importance to national security – ports, energy, offshore wind energy, fuel infrastructure, and, in the future, nuclear energy. One region demonstrates the scale of the challenges facing all of Poland.
The workshop was organized in conjunction with the report "Building Poland's Resilience within NATO's New Spending Goals," prepared by PIDU and the Pulaski Foundation. One of its key pillars is the protection and resilience of critical infrastructure.
The report indicates that the new 1.5% GDP component for security and resilience could create a multi-year investment stream in Poland, with a recommendation to allocate approximately PLN 12 billion annually to protect critical infrastructure. After three decades of building development infrastructure, it's time to build resilience infrastructure – one that creates value for the economy on a daily basis and protects the state, the economy, and its citizens in crisis situations. This is not just a regulatory obligation; it is a strategic investment in Poland's security.