Stanowisko Prawa i Sprawiedliwości wobec wpływu gazociągów Nord Stream 1 oraz Nord Stream 2 na bezpieczeństwo energetyczne państw Europy Środkowej

The Law and Justice Party (PiS) has voiced specific opposition to the construction ofthe Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines. Politicians of this party have repeatedlynegatively assessed Russian-German energy cooperation, raising the possibility that CentralEuropean countries may become reliant on Russian Federation energy supplies. Under these circumstances, they emphasized the necessity of implementing projects (such as the LNGterminal in Świnoujście and the Baltic Pipe pipeline) to diversify the sources and routes of natural gas supplies to Poland and Central European countries. The aim of the article was to analyse the political thought of Law and Justice on the construction of Russian-German gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 and the impact of these investments on the energysecurity of Central European countries. The starting point of the analysis was the thesis that Law and Justice viewed the construction of the Russian-German gas pipelines as posing a serious threat to Poland and other Central European countries’ ability to secure their energy supplies and took active measures to mitigate that threat. The study, for the most part, analyzes the statements of representatives of various political parties, including those made during sessions of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and in interviews with the media.