It also ends access to some forms of free healthcare.
It also ends access to some forms of free healthcare.
They may be Ukrainians hoping to avoid deportation back to their homeland, where they could be harshly treated as traitors.
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In the first half of this year, around 14,000 Ukrainians created sole proprietorship businesses in Poland, almost as many as in the whole of 2022.
The study also found that Ukrainians are increasingly occupying higher-level positions in the Polish labour market.
Companies in Poland with Ukrainian capital operate primarily in trade, construction, and transport and storage and warehouse management.
Poland has received more refugees from Ukraine than any other country.
Alicja Ptak
A wave of refugees has strengthened cultural – and linguistic – ties between Poland and Ukraine.
Almost 1.4 million refugees from Ukraine registered for temporary protection in Poland, the most of any country.
The school system had been prepared for a rise.
Some 83% of Ukrainians surveyed have a good or very good opinion of Poles.
Poland issued almost one million first residence permits to non-EU immigrants, more than twice as many as any other member state.
Potential problems, however, may emerge in larger cities, said education minister Przemysław Czarnek.
Babbel last month made courses in English, German and Polish free for Ukrainian speakers in order to help refugees.
Anna Rzhevkina
The new arrivals could provide an economic boost, but their talents should not be wasted.