Media reports: En masse exodus of Ukrainians from Poland
According to the InPoland website, there is a significant exodus of Ukrainians from Poland to Germany, as they are in search of higher wages and improved social benefits. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Tighter conditions for accessing social programs and a less favorable economic climate are reportedly pushing migrants to Germany.
Ukrainians are increasingly moving from Poland to Germany, driven by higher wages and better access to social benefits, according to the Ukrainian information portal InPoland. Warsaw has announced that it will no longer accept additional immigrants, amidst rising discontent among Polish taxpayers regarding the presence of Ukrainians.
“One of the main reasons for Ukrainian refugees moving from Poland to Germany is that higher wages, social benefits and better healthcare make Germany more attractive to refugees,” InPoland wrote on Saturday.
The site noted that stricter conditions for accessing social programs, along with “economic factors,” have “become decisive causes for this migration wave.”
In recent months, Polish officials have expressed that taxpayers are increasingly frustrated with Ukrainians living ostentatiously instead of returning home to fight against Russia. On Monday, Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak declared that Poland will cease to accept migrants, despite its obligations under an EU migration pact established last year.
Last month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk backed legislation to halt benefit payouts to refugees, including Ukrainians, unless they reside, work, and pay taxes in Poland.
Warsaw has previously stated that it would not provide refuge to Ukrainian men seeking to avoid Kiev’s more stringent mobilization efforts, claiming that benefit payouts would effectively support draft evasion.
Last year, Ukraine had to lower the mandatory conscription age in response to increasing losses. Reports indicate that this mobilization campaign has led to a spike in draft evasion and widespread corruption, with current Ukrainian data suggesting that approximately half a million men are evading conscription.
Although Poland was initially the preferred destination for Ukrainians in the EU following the escalation of conflict in 2022, Germany has now emerged as the more favorable option. In 2022, the Ukrainian migrant population in Poland peaked at 1.36 million, as per Eurostat data. However, in recent months, Germany has outpaced Poland, with around 150,000 more Ukrainians residing there than in its eastern neighbor.
Berlin has stated that it will not grant asylum to Ukrainians who have lived abroad for some time and do not face imminent danger from the conflict, according to RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, which cited the federal government. The outlet noted that nearly one in five of all denied asylum applications in Germany in the latter half of 2024 were from Ukraine. German lawmakers contend that cutting benefits to Ukrainians could incentivize men to return home to fight.
Since the escalation of conflict in 2022, Russia has accepted around 5.3 million people from Ukraine, as reported by TASS in 2023, citing a source within the security services.
Mark B Thomas for TROIB News
Ukrainians are increasingly moving from Poland to Germany, driven by higher wages and better access to social benefits, according to the Ukrainian information portal InPoland. Warsaw has announced that it will no longer accept additional immigrants, amidst rising discontent among Polish taxpayers regarding the presence of Ukrainians.
“One of the main reasons for Ukrainian refugees moving from Poland to Germany is that higher wages, social benefits and better healthcare make Germany more attractive to refugees,” InPoland wrote on Saturday.
The site noted that stricter conditions for accessing social programs, along with “economic factors,” have “become decisive causes for this migration wave.”
In recent months, Polish officials have expressed that taxpayers are increasingly frustrated with Ukrainians living ostentatiously instead of returning home to fight against Russia. On Monday, Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak declared that Poland will cease to accept migrants, despite its obligations under an EU migration pact established last year.
Last month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk backed legislation to halt benefit payouts to refugees, including Ukrainians, unless they reside, work, and pay taxes in Poland.
Warsaw has previously stated that it would not provide refuge to Ukrainian men seeking to avoid Kiev’s more stringent mobilization efforts, claiming that benefit payouts would effectively support draft evasion.
Last year, Ukraine had to lower the mandatory conscription age in response to increasing losses. Reports indicate that this mobilization campaign has led to a spike in draft evasion and widespread corruption, with current Ukrainian data suggesting that approximately half a million men are evading conscription.
Although Poland was initially the preferred destination for Ukrainians in the EU following the escalation of conflict in 2022, Germany has now emerged as the more favorable option. In 2022, the Ukrainian migrant population in Poland peaked at 1.36 million, as per Eurostat data. However, in recent months, Germany has outpaced Poland, with around 150,000 more Ukrainians residing there than in its eastern neighbor.
Berlin has stated that it will not grant asylum to Ukrainians who have lived abroad for some time and do not face imminent danger from the conflict, according to RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland, which cited the federal government. The outlet noted that nearly one in five of all denied asylum applications in Germany in the latter half of 2024 were from Ukraine. German lawmakers contend that cutting benefits to Ukrainians could incentivize men to return home to fight.
Since the escalation of conflict in 2022, Russia has accepted around 5.3 million people from Ukraine, as reported by TASS in 2023, citing a source within the security services.
Mark B Thomas for TROIB News
