Nawrocki convenes National Security Council over permanent US troop base in Poland

The announcement

Bartosz Grodecki, head of the Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego (BBN), said in a post on X on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, that President Karol Nawrocki had convened a session of the National Security Council (Rada Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego) for the following week. The meeting is scheduled for 3 November at 15:00. Grodecki said the session will be held behind closed doors.

The agenda

According to Grodecki's post, the council will review current national security matters. The closed session will also cover the construction of a permanent base for American troops in Poland.

“During the closed session, current national security issues will be discussed, as well as the construction of a permanent base for American troops in Poland.”

The council's role

Under Article 135 of the Constitution, the National Security Council is an advisory body to the president on internal and external state security. Its members include the marshals of the Sejm and Senate, the prime minister, the ministers of defence and internal affairs, the foreign minister, and the coordinator of special services. Representatives of parliamentary clubs and circles, and the heads of the President's Chancellery and the BBN, also sit on it. According to the BBN website, former presidents and former prime ministers may take part at the president's invitation, as may other people whose presence the president considers relevant to the matters under discussion.