For years, migration has been a subject of large controversy in Europe and the European Union's asylum strategy has constantly revealed its weaknesses. 1 of the biggest problems is the so-called. Dublin III Regulation, which lays down rules on the determination of the State liable for examining the asylum application.
Germany, with a immense number of migrants, is increasingly seeking to return them to another EU countries – in peculiar Poland. We pay attention to Readers The recently established Dublin Centre (Dublin-Zentrum) in Eisenhüttenstadt, which aims to accelerate the deportation of asylum seekers to their first entry countries. It is simply a tiny town on the another side of Odra, close Polish Gubin.
Dublin III – a mechanics detrimental to Poland
In accordance with the Dublin III rules, the asylum application should be processed in the first associate State to which the migrant entered. This means that if the foreigner entered the EU, for example, by Belarus, Ukraine or Russia to PolandPoland should be liable for its asylum procedure. The problem is that in practice most migrants who go to Poland, trying to get to Germany immediately – treating Poland only as a transit country.
Once they are in Germany and apply for asylum, they are sent to the deportation procedure after refusal – meaning their compulsory transfer to PolandEven if their stay in our country was very short. This shows the absurdity of the system: migrants who did not intend to stay in Poland are referred to it, and Germany is simply "cleaning" their strategy from unwanted applicants.
What's more, Dublin III procedures are selective and frequently not effectively enforced. Many Western European countries, specified as Italy, Greece and Spain, refuses to accept migrants returned under these provisions. However, Germany has consistently applied the deportation mechanics to Poland, utilizing our country as a place where migrants can be 'deployed'.
New Dublin-Zentrum – German problem, Polish responsibility
On March 1, 2024, Eisenhüttenstadt will become operational Dublin-Zentrumwhich aims to increasing the number of migrant deportations to Poland. According to German Home Secretary Nancy Faeser:
"If individual does not have the right to stay in Germany, he must leave our country. Brandenburg here sets out the direction we full support."
Does that sound logical? Maybe. But that means above all that Poland is to endure the consequences of Germany's decision on migration. Germany has been adopting migrants for years under the Wilkommensculture (Welcome Culture) policy, but now that their strategy is not coping with the crisis, they are looking for ways to rapidly dispose of any of the refugees.
Germany is officially talking about transferring migrants to the countries that are liable for them, but in practice it is mainly Poland. The fresh centre in Eisenhüttenstadt is to operate in cooperation with Polish officesand the deportation procedure is to last up to two weeks. So we're dealing with institutionalized strategy of shifting migrants to the Polish side of the border.
Moreover, Germany has made it clear that those deported under Dublin procedures will no longer be covered no financial benefits. This means that migrants will be sent to Poland without social support and will be left to themselves.
Poland is already facing a migration crisis
In fresh years Poland has faced unprecedented migration wave:
a. After Russia's aggression to Ukraine we accepted over 1.5 million war refugees, which is the largest migration in Europe since planet War II.
b. On the east border with Belarus, the migration crisis caused by the Lukashenko government continues, which artificially generates migration traffic, pushing migrants into the EU.
c. Polish social infrastructure and asylum strategy are already overloaded.
In this situation reception of further migrants from Germany is illogical and adverse for Poland. It has been Berlin who has been conducting open borders policy for years, accepting hundreds of thousands of migrants – now that their number has become a problem, it wants to send them back to countries like Poland.
More and more politicians stress that Dublin III strategy does not work and requires a thorough reform. The Minister of the Interior of Brandenburg, Katrina Lange, openly acknowledged:
"The Dublin strategy in its current form is not functioning. It must be completely rebuilt.”
Germany, alternatively of correcting the EU's migration policy, introduces ad hoc solutions, specified as Dublin-Zentrum, which are only meant to facilitate their disposal of migrants. However, this approach does not solve the problem, but only shifts it to another countries.
Poland should not accept migrants sent from Germanyespecially if Most of them went there of their own free will and do not want to return to our country. The fresh Dublin-Zentrum in Eisenhüttenstadt is simply a de facto tool for moving migrants to Poland, which does not take into account the real problems of our country with respect to migration. Germany has pursued a liberal migration policy for years, but now they are trying to minimize its effects at the expense of Central and east Europe. EU asylum strategy needs reform, not immediate solutions in the form of deportation centres.
Poland must clearly state its position: we are not liable for the errors of German migration policy. If Berlin wants to solve its problem, it should do so fairly, not by moving migrants to neighbouring countries.
