PiS chairman: Poland will not accept refugees because of security

On Saturday, Jarosław Kaczyński, the head of the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party proclaimed that Poland will not accept refugees, because they pose a threat to the country’s security. Answering questions on YouTube from internet users, Kaczyński said: “After recent events connected with acts of terror, Poland will not accept refugees because there is no mechanism that would ensure security. This is the position of the prime minister and the whole of PiS.” Moreover, the PiS leader also announced that Poland would oppose the European Commission proposals on paying €250,000 per refugee in case EU member state refuses to accept their share of asylum-seekers. "Such a decision would abolish the sovereignty of EU member states - of course, the weaker ones. We don’t agree to that, we have to oppose that, because we are, and we will be in charge in our own country," Kaczyński emphasized. Jarosław Kaczyński also addressed the migration crisis buffeting Europe in a Law and Justice broadcast on YouTube on Saturday entitled "A Strong Poland in Europe." "From the beginning we felt that this issue should be resolved by assisting refugees outside the EU," he said.