Przegląd Zachodniopomorski

Critical infrastructure is a set of systems that consist of interrelated functional facilities such as buildings, various devices, installations and key services for the national security and citizens, and the services that guarantee an efficient functioning of public administration, institutions and companies. The systems of critical infrastructure include the system that provides energy and fuels; the one of communications and telecommunications networks; the financial one; the one that provides food and water; health service; transport; rescue services; the services that guarantee the continuity of public administration; production; storing, preservation and using chemical and radioactive substances, including pipelines of dangerous substances. The article is an attempt to answer the question whether the issues concerning critical infrastructure appeared in the programmes of the Civic Platform during the elections to both the Chambers of the Polish Parliament. The main emphasis has been put on energetic security, which is one of the most important elements of critical infrastructure. The Civic Platform was created in 2001 before the parliamentary elections. During the parliamentary terms of 2001–2005 and 2005–2007 it was the biggest opposition party, and during the terms of 2007–2011 and 2011–2015 it was in power together with the Polish Peasants’ Party (Polish: PSL). It means that since the 2007 elections the Civic Platform (together with PSL) had a real influence on the functioning of the Third Republic of Poland. That is why the author of the article decided to analyse whether the Civic Platform had included critical infrastructure – a thing essential for a proper functioning of the State – in its programmes.