Poland's Prime Minister says
country will accept no refugees as EU threatens legal action over quotas, Right-wing
government holding ground after reversing commitment to resettle thousands of
migrants, by Lizzie Dearden,
5/14/17
Poland’s Prime Minister has claimed the
country “cannot accept refugees” as the EU threatens legal action
against nations failing to comply with quotas
Alongside Hungary and Austria, it is one
of only three countries not to have relocated a single refugee, “in breach of
their legal obligations” and commitments. “This cannot be the responsibility of
just a few member states – this must be shared be all,” said Dimitris
Avramopoulos, the European Commissioner for migration. London terror attack is about Britain's refugee policy, says Polish PM
But Prime Minister Beata Szydło told a
press conference there had been no formal agreement to compulsory quotas, which
Hungary and Poland voted against. “A critical attitude towards the mechanism of
migrant relocation is becoming increasingly widespread in the European Union,”
she claimed, according to a translation by state broadcaster Poland
Radio. “Poland cannot
accept refugees.”
Austria has finally pledged to accept eligible
asylum seekers from Italy, but the EU has warned Poland and Hungary that they
have until June to start accepting refugees or face sanctions.
The
ruling Law and Justice Party has taken a hard line on migration. “I call on Poland and Hungary who have
not relocated a single person to start doing so right now,” Mr Avramopoulos
told reporters
(AgencjaGazeta/Slawomir Kaminski/via Reuters)
“If no action is taken by them before
the next report in June, the Commission will not hesitate to make use of its
powers under the treaties and to open infringement procedures.”
EU plan to
relocate 160,000 refugees from Italy and Greece failing.
In
September 2015, EU states committed to relocating up to 160,000 refugees from
overcrowded camps in Greece and Italy countries within two years – later
lowering the target - but the total is on track to hit less than
40,000 by its deadline.
But fewer than 18,500 people have been
resettled so far and while Poland has been assigned 6,200 refugees, none have
been admitted.
The country committed to taking in up to
10,000 migrants at the start of the crisis but after winning the 2015
elections, the populist Law and Justice party (PiS) reversed the decision.
Mariusz Blaszczak, the interior
minister, stuck by the position on Wednesday despite the EU’s warnings.
RWW Applauds Poland
A heroine for our times: Trump should invite Polish
Prime Minister to White House!, by
Ann Corcoran 5/26/17
If Donald Trump (the real
Donald Trump ) is still a free man!, he
should invite Beata Szydło to a meeting in the Oval Office followed by a lavish
state dinner at the White House.
He would send a message to the wimps
in Europe, to the cheapskates at NATO, and remind voters here of his promises
to keep America safe (not to mention thrilling hardworking/patriotic Polish
Americans!).
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this morning, has reached over 50,000 people. I have to admit (and
apologize) that I stink at commenting and responding to comments, but I truly
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