Poland's president urges EU to stop Belarus migrant 'push'
3 years, 2 months ago

Poland's president urges EU to stop Belarus migrant 'push'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The European Union should take “specific actions” to stop Belarus “pushing” migrants across its border into Polish territory, Poland s president said on Thursday. the European Union will undertake specific actions in order to get Belarusian authorities to change their stance,” Duda said after talks with his Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades in Nicosia Thousands of migrants from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa have been lured to Belarus on tourist visas and encouraged to cross into Poland, Lithuania, and to a lesser extent Latvia — all three EU nations that border Belarus. Duda said the situation along Poland’s border with Belarus is “completely contrary” to international law and accused Belarusian authorities of behaving “irresponsibly.” Duda said Poland is acting to prevent the situation from morphing into a continent-wide crisis and that EU countries can “rest easy” that Warsaw will protect the bloc’s external borders. On Wednesday, Belarus’ exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warned of a “humanitarian catastrophe” which she said is being created by the Belarusian regime facilitating largescale migration into the EU.

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EU to suspend visas for Georgian officials over the security crackdown on opposition protestors
1 week ago

EU to suspend visas for Georgian officials over the security crackdown on opposition protestors

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Union on Monday moved to impose visa restrictions on …

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus
1 week, 5 days ago

EU says asylum rights can be suspended for migrants ‘weaponized’ by Russia and Belarus

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday gave a greenlight to Poland and other countries on Europe’s eastern flank to temporarily suspend asylum rights when they believe that Belarus and Russia are “weaponizing” migrants to destabilize the bloc. The EU’s executive branch also accuses Russian authorities of “facilitating these movements, given that more than 90% of migrants illegally crossing the …

Polish president criticizes government's no-asylum-for-irregular-migrants plan as a 'grave mistake'
2 months, 1 week ago

Polish president criticizes government's no-asylum-for-irregular-migrants plan as a 'grave mistake'

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Poland’s president criticizes planned suspension of right to asylum as a ‘fatal mistake’
2 months, 1 week ago

Poland’s president criticizes planned suspension of right to asylum as a ‘fatal mistake’

LA Times  

Poland’s president on Wednesday condemned the government’s contentious plan to suspend the right to asylum for irregular migrants, calling it a “fatal mistake.” President Andrzej Duda, whose approval is needed for the plan to take effect, argued in parliament that it would block access to safe haven for people in Russia and neighboring Belarus who oppose their governments. In many …

Polish government's decision to suspend asylum law triggers concerns from civil society
2 months, 1 week ago

Polish government's decision to suspend asylum law triggers concerns from civil society

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The EU wants answers from Hungary about work visas for Russia and Belarus
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The EU wants answers from Hungary about work visas for Russia and Belarus

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The European Union wants answers from Hungary about work visas for Russia and Belarus
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The European Union wants answers from Hungary about work visas for Russia and Belarus

LA Times  

The European Union’s top migration official expressed concern on Wednesday about a Hungarian work visa program open to citizens from Russia and Belarus, just as sabotage attacks and spying allegations raise alarm across Europe. “It’s a bit strange to actually welcome specifically citizens from Russia and Belarus in a situation where we know that these countries are hostile to the …

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland on Thursday reintroduced restrictions on movement along parts of the border with Belarus because of increased migration pressure that has involved violence against Polish security officials. The ban taking effect Thursday will be valid for 90 days and affects 60 kilometers of the land border between NATO member Poland and Belarus, an autocratic state aligned with …

Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure
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Poland reintroduces restrictions on accessing areas along Belarus border due to migration pressure

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Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus
6 months, 1 week ago

Poland honors soldier who was fatally stabbed by migrant at border with Belarus

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Poland rolls out plans for fortifications along its border with Russia and Belarus
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Poland rolls out plans for fortifications along its border with Russia and Belarus

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Polish prime minister says his country and Finland want changes on EU border policies on migration
10 months, 1 week ago

Polish prime minister says his country and Finland want changes on EU border policies on migration

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s prime minister said on Friday that his country will upgrade the wall on its border with Belarus to better insulate the frontier against unauthorized migration. Donald Tusk also said that Poland and Finland both see the need for changes in the European Union’s asylum legislation, which he called “inadequate” in the face of the current migration …

MIGRATION | EU and the migrant ‘crisis’
1 year, 4 months ago

MIGRATION | EU and the migrant ‘crisis’

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 16, 2023 16:05 IST - 6 MINS READ European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex expects yet another rise in the number of migrants and asylum-seekers arriving in the EU. Some EU member states and former members like Britain are therefore trying to adopt stricter laws, regulations, and asylum procedures to discourage or deter people from entering …

Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO's eastern flank
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO's eastern flank

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Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland and Lithuania say they fear provocations from Russia and Belarus at NATO’s eastern flank

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish and Lithuanian leaders held an urgent meeting Thursday in a strategically sensitive area where their NATO nations border Belarus and the Russian territory of Kaliningrad, warning that they are bracing for provocations from Moscow and Minsk in the area. Both nations on NATO’s eastern flank have increased their border security following the arrival of thousands of …

Poland vows not to bow to EU migrant rules and threatens to veto any refugee relocation plan
1 year, 5 months ago

Poland vows not to bow to EU migrant rules and threatens to veto any refugee relocation plan

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Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel
1 year, 6 months ago

Poland, Lithuania fear new migrant crisis due to Belarus’ offer of visa-free travel

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus is introducing a visa-free travel arrangement with dozens of countries for a month, raising fears that neighboring Poland and Lithuania might see a sudden increase in unauthorized migration. The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, signed a decree allowing citizens of 73 countries — including ones in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America — to …

Latvia calls watchdog’s migrant mistreatment claims ‘absurd’
2 years, 2 months ago

Latvia calls watchdog’s migrant mistreatment claims ‘absurd’

The Hindu  

Latvia on October 13 rejected as “absurd" claims by Amnesty International that it is violently mistreating migrants attempting to enter the European Union member country through Belarus. The human rights watchdog said in a report released on Thursday that Latvian authorities have violently pushed back refugees and migrants — mostly from Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East — from …

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia
2 years, 4 months ago

Poland sees rise of African migrants coming through Russia

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Polish officials on Thursday reported a change in migration patterns across the country’s border with Belarus, with Africans who first traveled to Russia making up most of those seeking to enter Poland illegally by that route instead of people from the Mideast. The government said the African migrants include individuals passing through Russia, a close ally and …

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep asylum seekers out
2 years, 5 months ago

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep asylum seekers out

Al Jazeera  

Poland continues to welcome millions of Ukrainians, while pushing back asylum seekers from the Middle East and Africa. Poland has completed building a new steel wall at its border with Belarus to curb the flow of undocumented asylum seekers. Belarus had never before been a key migration route into the EU – until its President Alexander Lukashenko began encouraging would-be …

ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications
2 years, 9 months ago

ALL EU countries will take in Ukrainian refugees for up to three years without asylum applications

Daily Mail  

The EU will take in Ukrainian refugees without asking them to apply for asylum first, it was announced tonight, as hundreds of thousands of terrified citizens continue to flee their homes amid the ongoing Russian invasion. It comes as huddled masses of Ukrainian women and children escaping Russian bombs today rode trains, cars and ferries from cities including Lviv in …

European nations throw open borders to Ukrainian refugees
2 years, 9 months ago

European nations throw open borders to Ukrainian refugees

Al Jazeera  

Anti-refugee governments in Poland and Hungary take decidedly different tone after Russian invasion forces tens of thousands to flee. — Filippo Grandi February 26, 2022 Moldovan President Maia Sandu said her country’s borders were open to Ukrainian citizens and it would help those arriving in their “humanitarian needs”. ‘Only so many places’ Hanne Beirens, director of Migration Policy Institute Europe, …

Poland prepares for influx of Ukrainian refugees if Russia invades
2 years, 10 months ago

Poland prepares for influx of Ukrainian refugees if Russia invades

The Independent  

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Latvia, Lithuania, Poland rapped over Belarus border methods
2 years, 11 months ago

Latvia, Lithuania, Poland rapped over Belarus border methods

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Latvia, Lithuania and Poland continue to use questionable methods to keep out migrants trying to enter from Belarus and are denying access to aid groups trying to help people stuck in border areas, senior U.N. refugee agency and European Union officials said Thursday. She did say that border tensions have “de-escalated significantly,” and that the EU has helped …

Migrants camped in Belarus warehouse still hope to reach Europe
2 years, 11 months ago

Migrants camped in Belarus warehouse still hope to reach Europe

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‘Go through,’ Lukashenko tells migrants at Belarus-Poland border
3 years ago

‘Go through,’ Lukashenko tells migrants at Belarus-Poland border

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What next for the refugees stranded between Belarus and Poland?
3 years, 1 month ago

What next for the refugees stranded between Belarus and Poland?

Al Jazeera  

Even if Belarus and the EU reach a deal, analysts say refugees may be long left in limbo at the border or in detention centres. Although Dennison said Belarus’ approach was unlikely to work, he predicted the EU and Minsk may eventually agree on “some face-saving measure” that involve people being returned to their countries of origin, “possibly paid for …

A new humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Polish-Belarusian border
3 years, 1 month ago

A new humanitarian crisis unfolds at the Polish-Belarusian border

Al Jazeera  

For weeks, a large group of people, mostly from the Middle East, has been stranded in Belarus at a border crossing with Poland, trapped as forces from the two countries face off against each other. The West has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of luring the refugees and migrants to the border to use them as pawns to destabilise the …

Lukashenko warns against flare-up with Poland over border crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

Lukashenko warns against flare-up with Poland over border crisis

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian president calls for European powers to work with Minsk but Berlin rejects proposal to take in 2,000 people. President Alexander Lukashenko has said Belarus seeks no confrontation with Poland but wants European powers to work with Minsk to resolve the migration crisis along his country’s border with Poland, adding that if the crisis deteriorated “too far, war is unavoidable”. …

The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
3 years, 1 month ago

The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction

CNN  

CNN — It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. But Dempsey added: “With this whole crisis on the Belarusian-Polish border, Law and Justice now is seen as a champion of protecting Polish sovereignty and, of course, protecting Europe.” State of emergency The decision by Poland’s government – which also opposed taking in refugees …

Poland: Belarus eyes using Afghan migrants as border pawns
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland: Belarus eyes using Afghan migrants as border pawns

LA Times  

A Muslim community buried a Yemeni migrant, Mustafa Mohammed Murshed Raimi, in Bohoniki, Poland, on Sunday. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki spoke in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, following talks with Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte about ways of solving the “very difficult situation” at the borders of EU members with Belarus. Poland’s Border Guard said Sunday it prevented a forceful …

Belarus bringing hundreds in trucks to cross into EU: Poland
3 years, 1 month ago

Belarus bringing hundreds in trucks to cross into EU: Poland

Al Jazeera  

Despite diplomatic attempts to ease the crisis, Warsaw says it has detained more people who tried to enter the EU overnight. Polish Border Guard spokeswoman Anna Michalska said on Friday that a group of 500 people had tried to enter the European Union member state on Thursday evening, aided by Belarusian authorities who had earlier cleared the main camps at …

Lukashenko says troops may have helped refugees reach EU
3 years, 1 month ago

Lukashenko says troops may have helped refugees reach EU

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said it was “absolutely possible” his forces helped people cross into the European Union, but denied inviting them to the country. Asked if Belarus was helping refugees and migrants try and cross into Poland, Lukashenko said: “I think that’s absolutely possible. “We drank from ponds… Our people are always oppressed.” Kassam Shahadah, a Syrian refugee …

Belarus moves migrants and refugees away from Polish border
3 years, 1 month ago

Belarus moves migrants and refugees away from Polish border

Al Jazeera  

Belarusian state media reports that migrants and refugees were moved into a heated warehouse not far from the border. A spokesperson for the Polish border guard said the camps on the frontier in western Belarus were completely empty on Thursday, which a Belarusian press officer confirmed, the Reuters news agency reported. Germany, EU reject Lukashenko proposal Meanwhile, the European Commission …

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland
3 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland

NPR  

U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To news now that Belarus has cleared the migrant camps at its border with Poland. Well, I want to bring in the U.S. special envoy for Belarus, Julie Fisher. KELLY: I'm curious what the U.S. take on that is and whether it …

Poland-Belarus migrant crisis: Where does the EU stand?
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland-Belarus migrant crisis: Where does the EU stand?

Al Jazeera  

The bloc is failing to unify because of political disagreements, according to experts. The bloc has accused Belarus of “weaponising” migrants – luring in people from the Middle East to dump them at the EU’s borders, to retaliate against targeted EU sanctions. Speaking to journalists before a recent EU foreign ministers’ meeting, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis suggested making Minsk …

An Engineered Migration Crisis On The Belarus-Poland Border : Consider This from NPR : NPR
3 years, 1 month ago

An Engineered Migration Crisis On The Belarus-Poland Border : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

How A Dictator Engineered A Migration Crisis At The Belarus-Poland Border Enlarge this image toggle caption Oksana Manchuk/TASS via Getty Images Oksana Manchuk/TASS via Getty Images Migrants from faraway countries are stuck in Belarus, just across its border with Poland. EU leaders say Lukashenko and his backers in Russia are 'weaponizing' migration in retaliation for sanctions placed on Belarus last …

Belarus migrant crisis: Poland PM mulls asking NATO to hold emergency talks
3 years, 1 month ago

Belarus migrant crisis: Poland PM mulls asking NATO to hold emergency talks

India TV News  

Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia are considering asking NATO to hold emergency talks as they struggle to manage a tense migration standoff on their borders with Belarus, the Polish prime minister said on Sunday. Ahmed al-Sahhaf, the spokesman for Iraq’s Foreign Ministry, told The Associated Press on Sunday that “large groups of Iraqi migrants are being exposed to difficult humanitarian situations.” …

Live updates: Belarus-Poland border crisis traps thousands in ‘catastrophic’ conditions
3 years, 1 month ago

Live updates: Belarus-Poland border crisis traps thousands in ‘catastrophic’ conditions

CNN  

Migrants sit by a fire near the Poland-Belarus border on Wednesday, November 10. Here’s what else you need to know: Migrants are trapped in terrible conditions: The situation at the border remains fluid, with at least 800 people currently camped out in a makeshift camp on the Belarusian side of the closed Kuznica border crossing, Polish authorities told CNN on …

Poland-Belarus border: What you need to know about the crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland-Belarus border: What you need to know about the crisis

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of migrants and refugees are stranded along the Belarus border with Poland amid a raging geopolitical row. Months earlier, the EU and the United States penalised Lukashenko’s government for cracking down on dissent after a disputed August 2020 election which handed the 67-year-old a sixth term and provoked mass anti-government protests. Angered by the toughened measures, Lukashenko hit back …

EU values, laws under threat amid standoff at Belarus border
3 years, 1 month ago

EU values, laws under threat amid standoff at Belarus border

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Fears that the authoritarian leader of Belarus is using migrants and refugees as a “hybrid warfare” tactic to undermine the security of the European Union are putting new strains on some of the values and laws in the 27-nation bloc. Belarus is weaponizing migrants’ distress in a cynical and shocking way,” European Council President Charles Michel said at …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the crisis at Belarus-Poland border
3 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the crisis at Belarus-Poland border

Associated Press  

Thousands of migrants and refugees have flocked to Belarus’ border with Poland, hoping to get to Western Europe, Many of them are now stranded at the frontier, setting up makeshift camps as Polish security forces watch them from behind a razor-wire fence and try to prevent them from entering the country. “Such brutal tactics would make Belarus toxic and delay …

The Poland-Belarus border crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

The Poland-Belarus border crisis

CNN  

Tensions have eased on the border between Poland and Belarus, where thousands of migrants had been stranded in freezing conditions. After a violent confrontation erupted Tuesday, November 16, Belarusian border guards cleared the makeshift camps near the border by moving many of the migrants to shelter in a nearby warehouse, where they received aid from the Belarusian Red Cross, the …

What’s happening in Belarus? The border migrant crisis, explained
3 years, 1 month ago

What’s happening in Belarus? The border migrant crisis, explained

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of people have been stranded at the border between Poland and Belarus for months, trapped at the center of an intensifying geopolitical dispute. A spokesperson for Poland’s border guards told CNN on Monday that there had been “forced mass attempts to cross the border” in Kuznica area by a group of people over the weekend and that …

EU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants toward border
3 years, 1 month ago

EU accuses Belarus of ‘trafficking’ migrants toward border

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — European Union officials on Wednesday accused Belarus of state- As the crisis showed no sign of easing, an EU leader also said the bloc was, for the first time, considering the idea of funding the construction of a wall or some other barrier on its eastern border. Germany’s interior minister, Horst Seehofer, also accused Lukashenko of “using …

Poland-Belarus border crisis: How will the European Union react?
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland-Belarus border crisis: How will the European Union react?

The Hindu  

The European Union is once again scrambling to respond to a crisis on its external borders, what officials have called a "hybrid attack" orchestrated by the Belarusian regime to push migrants toward the bloc's external border. After the situation escalated dramatically on November 8, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "The Belarusian authorities must understand that pressuring the …

Poland detains refugees, increases troops at Belarusian border
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland detains refugees, increases troops at Belarusian border

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds more make failed attempts to cross the Belarus-Poland frontier as the crisis escalates. Germany’s acting Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a statement on Wednesday that the images from the Belarusian border were “horrific”. Belarus’s foreign minister meanwhile said the EU was “provoking” the standoff on its border with Poland and added Minsk was seeking a “joint response” to …

Poland blocks mass migrant crossing, warns of clashes as Belarus crisis escalates
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland blocks mass migrant crossing, warns of clashes as Belarus crisis escalates

ABC  

Polish authorities say they have stopped hundreds of asylum seekers from illegally entering the country from Belarus. Key points: The EU has accused Belarus of orchestrating the crisis as revenge for Western sanctions Polish authorities say there are 3,000 to 4,000 asylum seekers near their border with Belarus Charities say the asylum seekers face freezing conditions and a lack of …

EU accuses Belarus of ‘gangster’ approach to migrant crisis
3 years, 1 month ago

EU accuses Belarus of ‘gangster’ approach to migrant crisis

Al Jazeera  

Warsaw has warned of an imminent ‘armed escalation’ after Polish forces blocked attempted crossings amid near-freezing temperatures. The European Commission has accused the Belarusian government of tricking migrants and refugees with false promises of easy access to the European Union in what it called a “gangster-style” approach to a long-running migrant crisis. Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday accused Lukashenko’s …

Poland blocks hundreds of migrants, refugees at Belarus border
3 years, 1 month ago

Poland blocks hundreds of migrants, refugees at Belarus border

Al Jazeera  

Warsaw accuses Minsk of trying to trigger a major confrontation along the frontier as months-long border crisis escalates. Lithuania, meanwhile, said it was moving additional troops to its border with Belarus to prepare for a possible surge in attempted crossings from the latter, while Latvia described the situation as “alarming”. “It represents the two border issues with which the EU …

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