Poland plans to temporarily suspend the right to asylum

Poland wants to limit illegal migration and for that Right to asylum at least temporarily suspend. This is one of the elements of his new migration strategy, said the liberal-conservative head of government Donald Tusk to the news agency PAP according to Warsaw. “I will demand recognition of this decision in Europe.” He didn’t give any details.

The state must regain control

At a party conference of his Citizens Coalition (KO), Tusk emphasized that the state must regain 100 percent control over who comes to Poland and enters the EU member state. He accused Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko of using migrants to put pressure on his country. This is “contrary to the essence of the right to asylum”.

Visa regulations tightened

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski had already announced on Thursday that Poland would tighten its regulations for issuing visas. In the future, there will no longer be any opaque ways to expedite the issuance of a visa, said Sikorski. The EU and NATO country is thus drawing conclusions about corrupt practices in issuing visas under the former national-conservative PiS government, which ruled the country from 2015 to 2023.