Foreigners come to Poland to claim their unemployment benefits

EU citizens who are registered as unemployed in their home country can now register as unemployed in Poland and enjoy unemployment benefits at the same level as it would have been paid out in their home country. Already several foreigners have taken advantage of this law, including a Danish citizen living in Olsztyn who collects around EUR 1,000 per month. In order to be eligible for unemployment benefits in Poland an EU citizen has to fulfill several requirements, such having the right to the benefit in the home country, informing his home employment office about going to Poland 30 days in advance, and officially registering his place of stay in Poland. After registering as unemployed in the local unemployment office, EU citizens have the right to receive the benefit package for a period not longer than three months. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 2) A.K.