Police data show that reported hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland are up 30% this year.
Police data show that reported hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland are up 30% this year.
The figures come following a number of recent high-profile cases of verbal and physical attacks against Ukrainians.
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“We do not agree to this social engineering project that has destroyed the countries of western Europe,” declared the organiser.
Protests against the centres, 49 of which are supposed to be established in Poland, have taken place in a number of cities.
The group allegedly provided false employment information to facilitate entry for immigrants from Asia, Africa and Ukraine.
Such action can be taken in response to the “instrumentalisation of migration”, as has been happening on the border with Belarus.
Over 15,000 people applied for asylum in Poland in 2024, 72% more than a year earlier.
Any such measure, if introduced long term, would effectively end the Schengen Area that currently offers travel across most of Europe without border checks.
The interior minister has accused Kaczyński of seeking to “spread fear”.
Daniel Tilles
Poland is already a country of mass immigration, but politicians have been reluctant to acknowledge it.
Meanwhile, a group of almost 50 NGOs, including Amnesty International, has called on the prime minister not to go ahead with the plans.
“I will demand recognition of this decision in Europe,” declared Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The “one-stop shops” will provide immigrants with courses in the Polish language and in adaptation, psychological care, and legal assistance.
Hundreds of thousands of visas went to people from Asian and African countries as well as to Russians after the invasion of Ukraine.