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08.03.2022The government has adopted a special act on assistance for refugees from Ukraine- "Our neighbours need our help. That is why today, at the Council of Ministers' meeting, we have adopted a special act, which was drawn up urgently in recent days under the guidance of the Minister of the Interior and Administration. This law is primarily intended to offer something like a substitute for a normal life for all those people who have come to Poland," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday (7 March).
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05.03.2022 WarsawDeputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker: Almost 800 thousand people have already fled from Ukraine to Poland before the war- Over the past 24 hours, 106 thousand people from Ukraine have arrived in Poland. That is the highest result in these ten days. More people are still arriving. Since the beginning of Russia's aggression against Ukraine until today, nearly 800 thousand people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border fleeing from the bombs falling on their homeland - said Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker at a morning briefing. It took place in front of the Warsaw Torwar, currently serving as a reception point for refugees. The briefing was also attended by Konstanty Radziwiłł, the Mazovian voivode.
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04.03.2022 PolandThe services of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and provincial governors are helping people fleeing war in UkraineAll services subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and voivodes are involved in helping refugees. Border Guard officers carry out checking-in people fleeing the war at border crossings with Ukraine, while voivodes coordinate the overall assistance, including setting up reception and information points. Firefighters assist in transporting refugees while the Police ensure security at reception and information points.
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03.03.2022 PolandMore than 575 000 refugees seeking to escape the war in Ukraine have now crossed the Polish borderYesterday, on 2 March, 95 000 people arrived in Poland from Ukraine. By 7:00 a.m. today, that number grew by additional 27 100 people. Since 24 February, officers of the Polish Border Guard have cleared 575 000 Ukrainian refugees at border crossings. All units subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and voivodes are involved in providing assistance to the refugees.
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02.03.2022 RzeszówThe National Fire Service will coordinate assistance for Ukrainian firefightersThe National Rescue Coordination Centre of the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service will be the coordinator for fire brigades from worldwide who want to offer equipment to Ukrainian firefighters. “We want to coordinate and invite you to help Ukrainian firefighters. We encourage you to do so, we will collect equipment in our country and transfer it to Ukraine,” said Andrzej Bartkowiak, Chief Commandant of the State Fire Service, at a press conference on Wednesday (2nd March) in Rzeszów.
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02.03.2022 PolandThe Ministry of the Interior and Administration services are involved in helping refugeesYesterday (1 March), 98,000 and today, by 7:00 a.m., 21,500 people entered Poland from Ukraine. Since 24 February this year, Border Guard officers have cleared over 474.5 thousand people fleeing war at border crossings with Ukraine. All services subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and Administration and voivodes are involved in assisting refugees.
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01.03.2022 PolandMore than 377,000 people fleeing war in Ukraine have crossed the Polish borderA record number of over 100,000 people entered Poland from Ukraine yesterday (February 28). Today (March 1), by 7:00 a.m., this number was already 24,000. Since February 24, Border Guard officers at the crossings with Ukraine have cleared more than 377,400 people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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01.03.2022 PolandInformation on persons fleeing war in Ukraine
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28.02.2022 PolandInformation on the stay in Poland of persons fleeing from UkraineAll persons fleeing from Ukraine from the armed conflict do not need to register or worry about formalities at reception points. All persons fleeing Ukraine, seeking refuge in Poland, do not need to worry about the legality of their stay. There is also no need to submit any applications at the Office for Foreigners/voivodship offices / Border Guard posts in the coming days. The same applies to Ukrainian citizens staying in Poland whose residence permits have expired.
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27.02.2022 WarsawHead of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration: every refugee from Ukraine will find shelter in Poland- "Poland will be a safe haven for refugees from Ukraine. Until the situation in Ukraine returns to normal, every Ukrainian seeking refuge in Poland will find it," said Minister Mariusz Kamiński. At a press conference (27 February), the Head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration spoke about assisting refugees from Ukraine. Information in this regard was also presented by Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker, Deputy Minister Błażej Poboży and Major-General Tomasz Praga, Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard.