Over half of recipients were Ukrainians.
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Poland denies planning to leave European Human Rights Convention after PM’s criticism
Donald Tusk said that the ECHR has made it harder for countries to deport foreign criminals.
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Polish government approves tough new migration strategy, including possibility to suspend asylum claims
Four left-wing governnment ministers voiced their dissent to the plans.
EU reminds Poland of obligation to offer asylum after Tusk call to suspend rights
Meanwhile, a group of almost 50 NGOs, including Amnesty International, has called on the prime minister not to go ahead with the plans.
Poland to suspend asylum rights as part of tougher migration policy to “regain control” of borders
“I will demand recognition of this decision in Europe,” declared Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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Poland’s Tusk government is not so different from its PiS predecessor [Opinion]
Krzysztof Mularczyk
In many areas – such as social, economic, defence and migration policy – it differs very little in style and substance.
Former Polish government oversaw “unlawful, corruption-prone” visa system, finds state auditor
Hundreds of thousands of visas went to people from Asian and African countries as well as to Russians after the invasion of Ukraine.
Poland criticises Germany’s “unacceptable” decision to reinstate border checks
Donald Tusk says Warsaw will seek “urgent consultations” with other countries affected by Germany’s decision.
Asylum claims in Poland rise by 79% in first half of 2024
The figures come amid a renewed migration crisis on the border with Belarus.
Germany has returned 4,600 illegal border crossers to Poland this year, half of them Ukrainians
The figures come amid controversy in Poland over the return of migrants from Germany.
Poland reintroduces exclusion zone on Belarus border amid migration crisis
Unauthorised people will not be allowed to be within 200 metres of the border in some places, and up to 2km in others.
Work permits for Asians and Latin Americans in Poland rise fivefold to reach 275,000
The new arrivals from Asia and Latin America are satisfied with their new lives in Poland, finds a new report based on hundreds of interviews.
“EU won’t impose migrant quotas on us” pledges Tusk after member states approve migration pact
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia voted against the migration pact.
Poland charges 36 gang members with smuggling migrants and financing terrorism
Preliminary findings indicate that $30 million went to finance terrorism, including through accounts linked to Hezbollah and Palestinian Jihad.
