Magnus Brunner thanked Warsaw for protecting the EU’s eastern frontier from “weaponised” migration.
Magnus Brunner thanked Warsaw for protecting the EU’s eastern frontier from “weaponised” migration.
The issue has become a hot topic amid the campaign for next month’s Polish presidential election.
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The findings come amid a recent rise in the number of people seeking to cross the border from Belarus into Poland.
The group is reportedly seeking asylum in Poland.
But Warsaw says they are “economic migrants” and the responsibility of Minsk.
There has been a recent surge in illegal crossings, mainly by Iraqis and Afghans.
Dozens of Afghans remain stuck on the Poland-Belarus border amid a standoff.
Amid a surge in crossings at the border with Belarus, the government has sent soldiers to secure the frontier and moved to tighten asylum rules.
The Polish government has accused Belarus of using migrants as “living weapons” in a “hybrid war”.
Over 130 migrants have been detained in the last two days after illegally crossing the border from Belarus into Poland.
Juliette Bretan
“Food breaks barriers between people.”
The information pack aims to help foreigners “taking their first steps in Wrocław”.
Other polls in recent years have shown the majority opposed.
Poland has experienced an unprecedented wave of immigration in recent years.