Donald Tusk has banned new asylum claims for the next 60 days while he attempts to “take back control” of his country’s borders.
Previously, the Polish Prime Minister has dubbed illegal migration as “a threat to the security and territorial integrity of the entire union” and demanded that “all available leverage” be deployed to encourage external countries to co-operate with the mission.
Now, he has announced that the new legislation will be implemented “without a moment’s delay”.
He added that some exemptions will be made for certain individuals, including unaccompanied minors, pregnant women, elderly or sick people - as well as any individuals who are at “real risk of serious harm”.
Tusk’s ban comes as Germany is believed to be holding “secret” talks to crack down on migration altogether - which is said to have been motivated by the Polish leader’s words from January.
Together with Austria, Switzerland, France and the Czech Republic, informal talks led by the soon-to-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz have been focused on reducing the number of migrants entering Europe, German media outlet Bild claimed.
Currently, specifics of the plan are not known.
However, the German conservative leader has remained under pressure since the election to uphold his campaign promises - one of which was a total halt to all illegal migration in Germany.
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Merz made one of his promises in the wake of a brutal stabbing of a young child by an Afghan refugee, carried out in a small village near Frankfurt at the start of the year.
Later, he vowed that all asylum seekers would be blocked from arriving in Germany - something which Tusk has now set in motion in Poland.
A large portion of last month’s Berlin’s Bundestag election was driven by the issue of migration, causing the right wing AfD party to soar in the national polls to a record 152 seats.
In response to the news, one European diplomat told The Telegraph: “This is a framing exercise by the CDU for core voters after having given in so much – no real merit in it so far.
“If they do it, it’ll be fantastic news for the UK and everyone near Germany. They will be stopping everyone.”
He added: “It will be bad news for Reform UK though because their main talking point will then be solved by the German chancellor”.
Europe’s crackdown on illegal migration has not been welcomed by everyone.
Encouraging the EU to launch legal action, the Human Rights Watch claimed that Poland’s ban “flies in the face of Poland’s international and EU obligations”.
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Previously, the Polish Prime Minister has dubbed illegal migration as “a threat to the security and territorial integrity of the entire union” and demanded that “all available leverage” be deployed to encourage external countries to co-operate with the mission.
Now, he has announced that the new legislation will be implemented “without a moment’s delay”.
He added that some exemptions will be made for certain individuals, including unaccompanied minors, pregnant women, elderly or sick people - as well as any individuals who are at “real risk of serious harm”.
Tusk’s ban comes as Germany is believed to be holding “secret” talks to crack down on migration altogether - which is said to have been motivated by the Polish leader’s words from January.
Together with Austria, Switzerland, France and the Czech Republic, informal talks led by the soon-to-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz have been focused on reducing the number of migrants entering Europe, German media outlet Bild claimed.
Currently, specifics of the plan are not known.
However, the German conservative leader has remained under pressure since the election to uphold his campaign promises - one of which was a total halt to all illegal migration in Germany.
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Merz made one of his promises in the wake of a brutal stabbing of a young child by an Afghan refugee, carried out in a small village near Frankfurt at the start of the year.
Later, he vowed that all asylum seekers would be blocked from arriving in Germany - something which Tusk has now set in motion in Poland.
A large portion of last month’s Berlin’s Bundestag election was driven by the issue of migration, causing the right wing AfD party to soar in the national polls to a record 152 seats.
In response to the news, one European diplomat told The Telegraph: “This is a framing exercise by the CDU for core voters after having given in so much – no real merit in it so far.
“If they do it, it’ll be fantastic news for the UK and everyone near Germany. They will be stopping everyone.”
He added: “It will be bad news for Reform UK though because their main talking point will then be solved by the German chancellor”.
Europe’s crackdown on illegal migration has not been welcomed by everyone.
Encouraging the EU to launch legal action, the Human Rights Watch claimed that Poland’s ban “flies in the face of Poland’s international and EU obligations”.
Find Out More...