Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Syrian refugees brought to Poland fled because life was 'too difficult'. They also don't want the refugee status

In July 2015 the Ester Foundation brought 50 families, nearly 160 people, from the war-torn Syria. The legal basis for their arrival was the three-month Schengen visa issued "to visit" by the foundation. It turns out that they all left Poland, probably going to Germany. Through their lawyers, they also applied to deprive them of refugee status.

Polish daily newspaper, Rzeczpospolita (Republic),  gained access to one of such applications. According to the daily, in a letter addressed to the Office of Foreigners the Syrian K. family (the Polish law forbids use of a full name) wrote: "The status of refugee given to us in Poland hinders our present life beyond the country of origin," (it prevents them from receiving welfare in other countries than Poland).

The Syrians also say that they were forced to apply for refugee status, although they did not feel that way at all. The K. family emphasizes that being in Poland is "unworkable" because of earnings, the language needed to get a job, "the lack of a friendly social environment", and the poor preparation of offices and institutions to help, which they think is too short (one year).

"It is a pathological situation where a refugee who escapes from persecution, death and hunger will choose the country where he wants to live, because it offers the best living conditions. The refugee turns out to be an economic emigrant" - says the refugee expert quoted by the daily.

Why Do We Expect So Much From Poland?

In the Polish weekly 'Do Rzeczy' Szewach Weiss, chairman of the Yad Vashem Memorial Council, wondered why the Poles are still being asked to apologize for the genocide committed on their territory by Nazi Germany.

His article was translated from Polish for the Visegrád Post with the kind permission of 'Do Rzeczy' and the author. Here is a small excerpt of it:


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Poland has a specific and sometimes unfair place here. As Chairman of the Yad Vashem Memorial Council and as President of the Knesset, I have had the opportunity to welcome a large number of world leaders. Some of them asked for forgiveness on behalf of their people and their history. This is what the Polish presidents did, among other things. However, I have never heard such apologies from the President of France (a country which collaborated with the Germans and had a fascist government), or Belgian, Slovak or Italian leaders. Such words are expected of the Polish leaders, and when these same words are not pronounced by the leaders of other countries, it is not considered a scandal.
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3/29/17 (en.): Brexit triggered

Britain's May Signs Letter That Will Trigger Brexit

PM signs Article 50 letter with call to 'come together'

Polish consulate in Ukraine fired at with grenade launcher

Embattled DNC Asks All Staffers For Resignation Letters

Republicans Signal Desire to Keep Working on Health Care Reform

Poland will not yield to ‘blackmail’ over refugees

Planned Parenthood videos: Anti-abortion activists charged with 15 felonies for secret tapes

3/29/17 (pl.): Eurokorpus - wycofanie, pozostanie, redukcja

MON: nie wycofujemy się z Eurokorpusu, redukujemy zaangażowanie

Polski konsulat na Ukrainie ostrzelany z granatnika

"Rzeczpospolita": Syryjczycy nie chcą być uchodźcami w Polsce

"Nie" dla zakazu broni jądrowej

Ranking FIFA. Polska awansuje na 11. miejsce!

Znaleziono ciała dwóch porwanych przedstawicieli ONZ

Sunday, March 26, 2017

3/26/17: Opinions (and analysis) of the week

Judge Jeanine: ‘Paul Ryan Needs to Step Down’

Trump vs. Congress: Now What?

San Francisco deploys an army of “trained witnesses” to hinder ICE operations

Mr. Trump, please give a major address defining the threat of 'radical Islamic terrorism'

What Americans Need To Know If Russia Intervenes in Libya’s Civil War

3/26/17: Opinie (i analizy) tygodnia

"Białoruś weszła w turbulencje”. Politolog: białoruska władza krok za krokiem kona

Kurdyjsko-amerykański desant w Syrii. Szturm na kluczową tamę 

Krajowy Program Kosmiczny - sprawdzian dla PAK i jej nowego prezesa

Milion polskich „Tesli”? Kasandryczna wizja globalnego rozwoju elektromobilności

Wojna z patologią czy zamach na władzę sądowniczą? Na sporze rządu z sędziami zawsze ktoś zyska

Rostowski: Brytyjczycy nie chcą wpuszczać Polaków

3/26/17 (en.): Cincinnati shooting

Cincinnati nightclub shooting: At least 1 dead, 15 people shot at venue

Rand Paul takes victory lap on GOP health bill

Thousands of Russians Across the Country Protest Against Corruption (500 arrested)

Polish foreign ministry 'concerned' about Minsk unrest

Heavy Riot Police Presence In Minsk Following Crackdown

Erdogan says Turkey may hold referendum on EU accession bid

3/26/17 (pl.): Aresztowania w Moskwie i Mińsku

500 osób zatrzymanych na demonstracji w Moskwie. Wśród nich m.in. Aleksiej Nawalny

MSZ ws. wydarzeń na Białorusi. Apel o zaprzestanie stosowania przemocy przez służby porządkowe

Beata Szydło o Donaldzie Tusku: nie mogliśmy poprzeć człowieka, który chciał obalić nasz rząd

Roboty PIAP dla Indonezji i Korei Południowej

Polacy triumfują w Pucharze Narodów! Stoch drugi w Pucharze Świata

Strzelanina w klubie nocnym w Cincinnati. Są ofiary

Sunday, March 19, 2017

3/19/17: Opinions (and analysis) of the week

Three years of illegal occupation of Crimea

Hillary's Surrogate: Angela Merkel, Not Trump, Is ‘The Leader of The Free World’ For Taking In Mideast Refugees

An easy move Trump could make in dealing with Venezuela

Preet Bharara proved Trump right: Glenn Reynolds

3/19/17: Opinie (i analizy) tygodnia

Naimski dla Energetyka24: Nowa strategia PSG kluczowa dla "rozprowadzenia" gazu z Korytarza Norweskiego

Wniosek o wotum nieufności dla rządu. Czy ma on sens? Kto go poprze?

Ceny akcji nigdy nie były wyższe

Uszczęśliwiani na siłę: Seniorzy, którzy wcale nie marzą o przejściu na emeryturę

3/19/17 (en.): Trump wins at G-20

Trump wins, G-20 Drops Anti-Protectionist Pledge as Price of U.S. Assent

Trump: We’ll Have The Biggest Tax Cut Since Reagan, ‘Probably Bigger Than Reagan’ 

US, China Agree to Work Together on North Korea

North Korea Tests New Rocket Engine As Tillerson Visits Beijing

30 Countries Are Refusing To Take Back Illegal Immigrants Convicted Of Serious Crimes

True CNN: Fareed Zakaria Goes on Profanity-Laced Trump Meltdown Live on Air

3/19/17 (pl.): G20 bez porozumienia

Bez porozumienia na szczycie G20. Zdecydował sprzeciw USA

Alarm bombowy w Białym Domu. Podejrzany pojazd podjechał pod siedzibę prezydenta USA

Protest przeciwko wizycie na Wawelu Jarosława Kaczyńskiego

Tajwan modernizuje F-16. W planach zakup F-35?

Po wichurach straż pożarna interweniowała 950 razy. Bez prądu nadal 3 tys. odbiorców


Wednesday, March 15, 2017

3/15/17 (en.): Maddow helps Trump

Maddow: Trump Paid Taxes in 2005!

White House Claims TV Release of Trump Tax Return Illegal

Poland attracted up to 40,000 jobs from London after Brexit vote

Kremlin Rejects Reports of Russian Military Deployment Near Libyan Border

Moscow Moves To Incorporate Breakaway Georgian Region's Military

North Korea threat lingers at start of Tillerson's first Asia trip

Maddow: Trump Paid Taxes in 2005!

Was she about to cry?
Rachel Maddow: Trump paid higher tax rate (25%) than MSNBC Comcast (24%). Much higher than Obama (19%) and Bernie (13%)! She announced a "breaking story" on Twitter, then kept asking 'important questions' for 20 minutes only show us two pages of 2005 tax return. You could actually feel a collective yawn across the country. Thousands of Twitter millennials lost 60 minutes of their lives they will never get back.

3/15/17 (pl.): Status w UE

Jarosław Kaczyński: mimo przegranej na szczycie UE, nasz status się podniósł

Rezygnacja Dowódcy Komponentu Wojsk Specjalnych

Nominacje w armii. Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej reaguje na odejście kolejnego dowódcy

Szydło, Kaczyński, a potem długo, długo nic. Najbardziej wpływowi Polacy.

TV opublikowała fragmenty zeznania podatkowego Trumpa z 2005 roku. Zapłacił 25-proc. podatek. Wiecej niz Obama (18%) i Sanders (13%)

Sunday, March 12, 2017

3/12/17: Opinie (i analizy) tygodnia

Zerwana zasłona poprawności - potrzebowali do wyboru Donalda Tuska zaledwie 20 minut

Brzydka twarz Unii

Polskie złoto nie wróci do kraju. Prawie 100 ton leży w skarbcu w Londynie

ZDRADA NARODOWA Za sukces Tuska Kaczyński będzie chciał się zemścić na Unii, ale zapłacimy za to my, Polacy.

Brexit doprowadzi do zjednoczenia Irlandii?

3/12/17: Opinions (and analysis) of the week

A Day Without American Tech Workers

Belarus's Almost Revolution

Under Trump, the Moon regains interest as possible destination

Thousands of people could live in space colonies orbiting the Earth in 20 years, expert claims

This unseemly EU spat with Poland could not have come at a worse time

3/12/17 (en.): McCain vs. Trump

McCain to Trump: Retract wiretapping claim or prove it

White House vows plan will offer insurance to every American, downplays upcoming CBO report

Erdogan: Dutch Will 'Pay a Price' for Blocking Turkish Ministers from Rally

Polish FM: Poland must limit faith in EU

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Kremlin Spokesman: Russia Impatient With Trump Administration

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Says He Was Fired After Refusing to Quit

ACLU Launches Nationwide Training On Protest, Resistance 

3/12/17 (pl.): Kryzys dyplomatyczny Holandii

Spięcie na linii Turcja-Holandia. Dania odwoła wizytę tureckiego premiera?

Ukraina testuje pociski przeciwczołogowe STUGNA

PŚ w Oslo: Kraft odebrał Stochowi żółtą koszulkę lidera, mały koszmar naszego mistrza

Donald Tusk wcale nie był "pewniakiem"? Na jaw wychodzą "napięte" relacje z Angelą Merkel

Ukraina: kolejne ataki na polskie miejsca pamięci w obwodzie lwowskim

Irak: Odkryto grób zbiorowy z ciałami setek ludzi zabitych przez IS