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Poland scraps easy access to labour market for Russians

Marlena Maląg told PAP on Friday that she had signed a decree under which Polish employers will no longer be allowed to hire Russian citizens according to simplified rules. Piotr Nowak/PAP

Poland has abolished simplified procedures for Russian citizens seeking access to its labour market amid the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and a risk of increasing migration from Russia, family and social policy minister has announced.

Russians refused entry into Poland

Several dozen Russians were not allowed to enter the country since Poland tightened restrictions concerning the entry of Russian nationals into the country for purposes of business or pleasure, a Border Guard spokesperson has told PAP.

Poland further limits admission of Russians on its territory

Poland's interior minister on Monday signed an amendment to an ordinance which further tightens restrictions on the entry of Russian nationals to the country.

Polish, Baltic PMs want EU to limit free travel of Russian nationals

Russian nationals should not be able to freely travel in the European Union, the prime ministers of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia have said in a joint statement.

Poland wants suspension of visas for Russians says PM

Russian citizens should be banned from entering the EU because they should “bear the consequences” of the Ukraine war, Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister of Poland said on Friday.

Visa privileges for Russians are over says Polish minister

EU visas for Russians will become harder to get and more expensive, Zbigniew Rau, the Polish foreign minister, said after meeting his EU peers in Prague on Wednesday.

Ruling party, opposition MEPs want EU to impose visa ban on Russians

Polish ruling party and main opposition grouping MEPs have told PAP that the EU should stop issuing tourist visas to Russians until Russia halts its invasion of Ukraine.

Number of Polish visas issued to Russians falls

The number of Polish visas issued to Russian citizens has crashed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Rzeczpospolita newspaper wrote on Friday.

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