First refugees to arrive in Poland in March

The first refugees will come to Poland in March, TVN24 reported on Wednesday. Up to 65 refugees from Greece and 35 from Italy will arrive and be processed into a refugee facility in Dębak near Warsaw. According to the EU refugee relocation program, in 2016-2017, around 160 thousand refugees will be spread out around the EU from Greece and Italy. Poland will receive around 7 thousand people over this two year span, of which 400 will come this year. Upon arrival in Dębak, refugees will go through a variety of epidemiological and sanitary tests, after which they will be fully integrated into the center. They will have access to Polish lessons, cultural orientation workshops, while children will have regular schooling. "We hope that these refugees will gain the necessary approval from the government as soon as possible, so that they can leave the center quickly." said Rafał Rogała, head of the Bureau for Refugees' Affairs.