Poland: worsening restrictions and refusals of entry at the Eastern border*

2nd September 2016 | News

A protest by approximately 150 asylum seekers, mainly of Chechen origin, who are denied entry into Poland, was recently held near the Brest crossing point of the Polish-Belarussian border. Ongoing barriers to accessing the asylum procedure in Poland have been reported...

AIDA update: Poland introduces a State legal aid system

3rd December 2015 | News

3 December 2015 The updated AIDA report on Poland details how the recast Reception Conditions and Asylum Procedures Directive were transposed into national law. The major change in this regard is constituted by the introduction of a State legal aid system. From...

New AIDA report: Poland is refusing international protection to Ukrainian nationals

20th March 2015 | News

20 March 2015 The new AIDA report on Poland, written by ECRE member the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, underlines that many Ukrainian citizens had their asylum applications rejected in Poland in 2014. In 2014, asylum applications from Ukrainian citizens reached...

Germany, France, Poland, Spain and the UK call for enhanced border controls and cooperation with third countries to prevent departures

19th September 2014 | News

Germany, France, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom have requested the European Commission to submit a proposal for the implementation of a number of actions, which they consider should be a priority to respond to migration in the Mediterranean. The five Member...

AIDA report on Poland: asylum seekers can no longer be deported while they appeal a negative decision on their asylum application

4th July 2014 | News

4 July 2014 The updated AIDA report on Poland, compiled by ECRE member organisation Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, highlights that as of 1 May 2014, with the entry into force of the new Law on Foreigners, asylum seekers who receive a negative decision on their...