Commission Allows EU Countries To Deny Asylum Claims To Combat ‘Hybrid Warfare’
Returning migrants to the other side of a national border is still not allowed, so it’s unclear how the new rules would work in practice.
Returning migrants to the other side of a national border is still not allowed, so it’s unclear how the new rules would work in practice.
Denying asylum on security grounds is now a viable option while building offshore deportation hubs is just a matter of time.
President Andrzej Duda says the Tusk government “finally joined the defenders of the borders of Poland.”
Interior minister calls for EU-level laws combating instrumentalized migration
The warning comes amid rising tensions on the border with Belarus.
“If you invited them, then accommodate them,” the Belarusian president said, denying any responsibility for facilitating the pressure on the EU’s eastern border.
Lawmakers accuse Russia of encouraging a huge influx of migrants across the 1,340 km border last year.
Russia’s intentions in planning to adjust its water borders in the Baltic Sea remain unclear.
Finland says it has made no requests for border control assistance from Poland.
Concerns about Russian ‘hybrid warfare’ have been ongoing since Finland started the application process to join NATO.