Overview

• Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a law restricting asylum applications to those entering legally during declared border emergencies, effective immediately for 60 days.
• Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans for swift implementation of the law, with a government regulation expected shortly.
• Poland justifies the measure by pointing to a migration crisis at its border with Belarus, accusing Belarus and Russia of using migrants to destabilize the EU.
• The law has drawn criticism from human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, for allegedly violating international and EU obligations.
• The EU Commission previously acknowledged that border states could impose such restrictions under specific circumstances, though tensions over compliance with EU standards persist.