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\n Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said that protecting borders is a ‘sacred duty’, but humanitarian organisations have expressed concerns.
\n ADVERTISEMENTWatched by drones and guarded by a five-and-a-half-metre steel barrier, a border crossing near the Polish town of Po\u0142owce encapsulates the security challenges facing the EU, Poland has said. On the other side of the fence lies Belarus, a close ally of Russia which has used migration as a weapon against the bloc, according to Warsaw. As a result, Poland has recently toughened its migration policies, something the country says is vital to its and the EU’s interests. \u201cWe have tightened our visa policy, and above all, we have decided to suspend the right to asylum wherever we are dealing with mass border crossings organised by Belarus and Russia,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday. At the the start of its six-month EU presidency, Poland has positioned itself as a leading voice on improving European security, almost three years after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. However, NGOs have expressed fears that Warsaw’s policies at the Belarusian border \u2014 an area that one organisation has called “Europe’s death zone” \u2014 threaten asylum seekers’ safety. The borderApproximately 13,000 border guards and soldiers patrol the roughly 400-kilometre frontier, which has become a buffer zone since Russia invaded Ukraine through Belarus three years ago. Similar defensive measures are evident along Poland\u2019s border with Russia\u2019s Kaliningrad region.At the border crossing near Po\u0142owce, the razor-topped barrier now divides communities that were once closely connected, but that are now estranged by war. The area is constantly watched by drones, helicopters, and armoured vehicles.The crossing point remains closed, with some 40 border guards and soldiers present at the site on 16 January, during a media tour organised by Poland\u2019s EU presidency. The road to the border is filled with concrete obstacles and concertina wire designed to repel potential incursions. Poland says such military presence is necessary to prevent groups of migrants \u2014primarily from Africa and the Middle East \u2014 from breaching the border and provoking instability in Poland and Europe.Migrants framed as a security threatNearly 30,000 attempts to cross the border were recorded last year, with many individuals reported to be young men from Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia.According to Polish authorities, migrants often enter Belarus on tourist or student visas before being assisted across the border for fees ranging between $8,000 (\u20ac7,760) and $12,000 (\u20ac11,640).Officials allege these migrants are aided by Belarusian security services and other \u201corganisers\u201d, many of whom are said to be Ukrainians struggling financially after fleeing the war. According to border officials, they can earn $500 (\u20ac485) for each migrant they assist.\u00a0ADVERTISEMENTBorder guards report frequent confrontations, including assaults involving slingshots, small explosives, rocks and pepper spray.In 2024, a guard was killed and 307 people were hospitalised in the more than 400 incidents that were documented. \u201cWarning shots don\u2019t work, so force is needed,” said Colonel Andrzej Stasiulewicz, deputy commander of the Podlaski border guard division. Media representatives were shown footage depicting migrants attacking the border.ADVERTISEMENTStasiulewicz described their actions as \u201cunpredictable, yet precise and coordinated.\u201dDoctors Without Borders offers a contrasting narrative, however, reporting that it has treated over 400 individuals since November 2022.Many patients, the organisation claims, were \u201cstranded for weeks in uninhabitable forests and exposed to violent practices at the border.\u201d\u00a0Cases of exhaustion, hypothermia, dehydration, and psychological distress were common, alongside reports of physical abuse, including bruises and dog bites.ADVERTISEMENTMeanwhile, the Norwegian Refugee Council, a migrant aid charity reported that nearly 9,000 “violent pushbacks” have been documented since 2021 by NGOs in what it refers to as “Europe’s death zone”. Officials maintain that asylum applications should be submitted at designated border points, such as Terespol, which is 100 kilometres south of Po\u0142owce.The Polish authorities reject allegations of illegal pushbacks, saying that its “turnbacks” abide by legal requirements. Legislative proposals and EU endorsementPoland has seen a marked reduction in arrivals at Po\u0142owce, with only 670 asylum applications filed last year.ADVERTISEMENTA proposed law would allow the government to close the border for 60 days if Warsaw believes migration is being “weaponised” by its neighbour. \u201cIf anyone uses violence against the border guards, we close the border,\u201d said Under Secretary of State Maciej Duszczyk.However, Doctors Without Borders has warned of the potentially \u201cdramatic consequences\u201d of such actions, urging a fundamental shift in Poland\u2019s approach to migrant and refugee protection.EU leaders have expressed support for Poland\u2019s policies, granting eastern member states latitude to suspend asylum rights in response to perceived threats from Belarus and Russia.ADVERTISEMENTSecurity and migration remain deeply politicised. Prime Minister Tusk, in power for over a year, faces a critical presidential election in May, with his party\u2019s candidate challenged by a nationalist rival.The EU\u2019s political landscape has shifted rightward, with nationalist and populist parties gaining traction in key member states, such as France and Germany.Tusk contends that firm migration policies allow democratic states to address illegal migration effectively, describing it as his \u201csacred duty.\u201d\u00a0\u201cIf we do not want to hand over these matters to radicals, extremists, populists, we must find the right answers so that no one in the world doubts that democratic states are able to effectively defend themselves against illegal migration,\u201d Tusk said. ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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