Poland Shouldn’t Shut Out Refugees

It was to become Poland’s most recognizable logo. Bold red letters, in shapes evoking human figures, formed the word “Solidarnosc.”
Today, 35 years after Solidarity was created and 26 after its victory over Communism, not much remains of that spirit in Poland. Nor should others expect any solidarity from Poles: When in June the European Commission, facing an unprecedented influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees, called on Poland to accept 3,700 of them, the country announced that it “refuses to submit” to European Union quotas, which were intended to be compulsory. As other countries also balked, Brussels had to opt for lower, voluntary and unenforceable quotas.…  Seguir leyendo »


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