“We don’t want such scenes on Polish streets,” the clip uploaded by Mateusz Morawiecki mentioned
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has taken a swipe on the proposed EU migration overhaul by sharing a video that juxtaposed scenes of violent protests in France in opposition to the idyllic panorama of Polish cities. The premier himself floated his personal plan searching for to curb mass migration.
On Friday, Morawiecki uploaded a clip on his Twitter web page in help of a Polish-backed plan known as “Europe of Safe Borders.” The video depicted French streets and vehicles engulfed in flames, with rioters smashing retailer home windows. The images of utter devastation contrasted with peaceable and tidy Polish cities bustling with life.
“We don’t want such scenes on Polish streets,” the caption within the video learn.
Nasz plan to Europa Bezpiecznych Granic – bezpieczeństwo i porządek publiczny – to są wartości, od których wszystko inne się zaczyna! pic.twitter.com/9anvfDU11d
— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) June 30, 2023
The violence in France erupted over the loss of life of a 17-year-old by the hands of a police officer on Tuesday. In accordance with native authorities, almost 1,000 folks have been arrested throughout the nation and 45,000 law enforcement officials deployed to deal with the upheaval.
Morawiecki’s tweet coincides along with his harsh criticism of a migration overhaul proposal that offers EU members three choices to cope with the issue: settle for relocated asylum seekers, pay €20,000 ($21,000) for every rejected applicant, or finance operational help.
By embracing this migration reform “Europe encourages smugglers to ship extra transports,” the Polish premier charged. “If we invite 30,000, [then] 300,000 will come. If we invite one million, 30 million will come. It’s an infinite spiral,” he mentioned, including that opening Europe’s borders wouldn’t solely empower criminals but additionally lead to “an elevated threat of terrorism in Europe.”
Nonetheless, touting Poland as “an instance of a profitable migration coverage,” Morawiecki proposed his personal plan that envisages ramping up funding in guarding the EU’s exterior borders and buttressing Frontex, the bloc’s border company.
He additionally advised supporting improvement in nations which might be the supply of mass migration, decreasing social advantages for folks from outdoors the EU, and cracking down on smugglers and the black market.
The EU has had a tough time coping with the influx of migrants for at the very least a number of years. In accordance with Frontex information, the bloc’s authorities registered 330,000 unlawful border crossings on the EU exterior border in 2022, which the company described as the best quantity since 2016 and a rise of 64% from the earlier yr.
