Polish PM Warns of ‘Islamic fighters’ Among Migrants; Polish PM Pitches Against Migrants, Warns of ‘Islamic Fighters’ Among Refugees

As election nears, Polish PM warns of ‘Islamic fighters’ among migrants:

Islamic militants will be among migrants heading for Europe as a result of the conflict in Israel, Poland’s prime minister said on Thursday, as his governing party burnishes its anti-immigrant credentials in the run-up to a national election.

The nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party has put migration at the heart of its campaign to win a third term in office on Oct. 15.

“In this great wave of migration there will be Islamic fighters, terrorists, thousands of young men will migrate to Europe,” Mateusz Morawiecki told a press conference.

Poland – along with neighbouring Hungary – has opposed a European Union deal for a quota system between member states for relocating irregular migrants, who have been reaching Europe in increasing numbers.

Voters will be asked to give their views on that system in a referendum being run in parallel with the election.

PiS has cast the election as a choice between a government determined to stop illegal migration and an opposition that would demolish a fence on the border with Belarus and accept migrant quotas. —>READ MORE HERE

Polish PM pitches against migrants, warns of ‘Islamic fighters’ among refugees:

A European Union agreement for a quota system between member states for moving illegal migrants, who have been entering Europe in greater numbers, has been challenged by Poland and its neighbour Hungary

In an effort to bolster its reputation as being anti-immigrant before of a national election, Poland’s prime minister claimed on Thursday that refugees affected by the violence in Israel will include Islamic jihadists.

Migration is at the centre of the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party’s effort to secure a third term in office on October 15.

“In this great wave of migration there will be Islamic fighters, terrorists, thousands of young men will migrate to Europe,” Mateusz Morawiecki told a press conference.

A European Union agreement for a quota system between member states for moving illegal migrants, who have been entering Europe in greater numbers, has been challenged by Poland and its neighbour Hungary.

In a referendum that will be held concurrently with the election, voters will be requested to express their opinions on that system.

The opposition would tear down a fence on the border with Belarus and accept migrant quotas, according to PiS, who has framed the election as a choice between a government dedicated to curb illegal immigration and the opposition.

The European Commission dismissed Warsaw’s allegation that it would be compelled to accept more migrants under the new guidelines, stating that Poland would be excluded owing to the enormous number, while opposition parties said they would not tear down the border. —>READ MORE HERE

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