President Andrzej Duda announced in an interview with journalists on Wednesday before leaving for Rome that he had decided to sign the law on the regulation of the right to asylum. He stressed that it created the government the anticipation of introducing instruments to reduce migrationTo the country. Prime Minister Donald Tusk responded to the president's move.
"This evening, the government will adopt a regulation suspending the right to apply for asylum. As I announced — without a moment’s delay’, the head of government wrote on platform X.
Asylum Act signed by the President
During the press briefing on Wednesday, president Andrzej Duda explained that he had signed the asylum bill “because he believes it is needed to strengthen the safety of our borders”.
— I encourage the Prime Minister to take active action on the safety of Poland. The most crucial thing is to defend the Polish border and the Polish services which defender it “ Duda said.
The president added that He wrote to Donald Tusk in which he informed him of his decision on the Asylum Act. “Indicating what I hope will be done — including those related to the protection of our western border,” Duda stressed.
Asylum Act. What's he wearing?
On 13 March, the legislature supported without amendment the amendment of the Act on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland, which assumes the anticipation of introduce a temporary territorial regulation on the right to apply for global protection. It will be possible to introduce a regulation of the Council of Ministers at the request of the Minister of the Interior and Administration.
The regulation should besides include the "need to prevent interior destabilisation" in the country and aimed at "impossible limitation of the rights of foreigners wishing to apply for global protection".
According to the novel, the regulation will be temporary and the one-off duration of the regulation will not exceed 60 days. This period may be extended for a specified period.
At 186 km of the border with Belarus stands – erected in 2022 – a steel dam with a tallness of 5.5 m. It is simply a key component in securing this border against illegal migration. It is supplemented by the alleged electronic barrier, which includes a dam as well as river sections. In the past year both dams were upgraded, additional horizontal bays were mounted on the steel, as well as concertina coils.
