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31.03.2022 WarsawMeeting with the UK Ambassador to PolandToday (31 March), Deputy Ministers Pawel Szefernaker and Bartosz Grodecki met at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration with Anna Clunes, the British Ambassador to Poland. The subject of the talks was, among others, helping refugees from Ukraine and strengthening the Polish-British partnership in the field of security. It was another meeting with the British side on this issue.
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17.03.2022 WarsawDeputy Minister Maciej Wąsik: All Ukrainians, regardless of which border they crossed, will be bound by the provisions of the special act"We talk with many circles, local government officials and voivodes. These discussions and consultations with the committee led to the fact that we decided to create together a short draft amendment to the law. It will ensure that all Ukrainians, regardless of which border they crossed, will be bound by the provisions of the special act," said the Deputy Head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in the Sejm.
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16.03.2022 WarsawThe process of assigning PESEL numbers to war refugees from Ukraine has started"The process of assigning PESEL numbers to refugees started today. Within two weeks, we passed a law providing a legal basis for the functioning of the system," said Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker during a press conference (16 March) at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. "We have information that at 3 p.m., 17 thousand PESEL numbers for adults and almost 15 thousand for children were issued. On average, during a typical working day, about 16 thousand numbers are issued at the office," informed Janusz Cieszyński, Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security.
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15.03.2022 PolandFrom tomorrow (16 March), refugees from Ukraine can obtain PESEL numbers. A joint mass point organised by the Government and the Warsaw local government starts on Saturday at the National StadiumTomorrow (16 March), assigning PESEL numbers to Ukrainian citizens who fled the war will launch. “ We appeal to Ukrainian citizens not to rush to the offices on the first day. The Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland, Mr Andriy Deshchytsya, called for the same. The date of application will not affect the provision of support. Regardless of when the citizens of Ukraine go to the office, they are guaranteed legal protection from the day they arrive in Poland ,“ said Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker. The joint mass point organised by the Government and the Warsaw local government will start on Saturday at the National Stadium.
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14.03.2022 WarsawPoland helps people fleeing war in UkraineThe implementation of the Act on assistance for Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict on the territory of that country, the provision of free transport for refugees and the beginning of the process of assigning PESEL numbers to Ukrainian citizens were the main topics of today's (14 March) press conference. Deputy Ministers Maciej Wąsik and Paweł Szefernaker presented details concerning assistance for people fleeing war in Ukraine.
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12.03.2022 PolandThe Act on assistance to citizens of Ukraine in connection with armed conflict on the territory of that country signed by the PresidentOn Saturday (12 March), President Andrzej Duda signed the Act on assistance to citizens of Ukraine in connection with armed conflict on the territory of that country. The new solutions will enter into force, as a rule, on the day of their publication in the Journal of Laws and will apply retroactively from 24 February 2022.
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12.03.2022 WarsawRegistration system for refugees from Ukraine to launch on 16 March"The registration of refugees from Ukraine who want to obtain a PESEL number and stay in Poland will start next Wednesday, 16 March," said Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker during a press conference (12 March) at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. It was also attended by Piotr Müller, Government Spokesman, Janusz Cieszyński, Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security, and Paweł Jabłoński, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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11.03.2022 WarsawMinister Mariusz Kamiński and Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker informed about the details of assistance for war refugees from UkraineThere are already 36 reception points in Poland, and offices are preparing to assign PESEL numbers to Ukrainian citizens. An informal international staff of assistance for refugees from Ukraine has also started functioning. On Friday (11 March), Minister Mariusz Kamiński and Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker informed at a press conference about the details of assistance for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
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11.03.2022Meeting of the Ministers of the Interior of Poland, France and GermanyWe will help these people to live with dignity during a tragic time for their homeland. We, Poland, France, Germany and all European Union countries, will be with them. This visit to Korczowa is proof of that," said the Head of the Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration, referring to the situation of war refugees from Ukraine. On Thursday (10 March), Mariusz Kamiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration, Gérald Darmanin, Minister of the Interior of the French Republic, and Nancy Faeser, Minister of the Interior, Construction and Home Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, met in Korczowa (the Podkarpackie Voivodship).
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09.03.2022The Sejm has adopted an act on assistance for Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict on its territory- "This act is not only our moral duty but also the Polish raison d'état. A free and independent Ukraine is a Polish national interest. When its soldiers are defending it, we must take care of those fleeing the horrors of war,” said Deputy Minister Maciej Wąsik during work on the bill in the Sejm.