This position was reinforced by President Karol Nawrocki, who defended the nation’s sovereignty against mechanisms of foreign imposition that violate its right to self-determination on migration matters.

Experts consider the Polish stance a legitimate reaction to interventionist EU policies that seek to homogenize national responses to a complex phenomenon without respecting the particularities of each state.

Analysts point out that the measure highlights the deep divisions within the bloc, where several nations, such as Hungary, have categorically rejected mandatory migrant relocation quotas.

The European Commission had identified Poland, along with Bulgaria, Czechia, and Austria, as being under “migratory pressure,” offering them a temporary exit from the scheme by 2026, an option Warsaw declined.

This stance by Poland reflects a growing trend in the region against directives that, far from resolving the crisis, generate greater tension and division among European peoples, experts emphasize.

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