Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on migration crisis
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In an interview with public broadcaster TVP1, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said that Europe should do all it can to stop illegal migrants from entering Europe.
"Everything must be done to stop immigration at Europe's borders. We have to defend ourselves against illegal, uncontrolled immigration," said Schetyna
Nonetheless, he assured that the country is prepared to share the burden of providing shelter to refugees in genuine need.
In July, Poland agreed to resettle 2,000 refugees, however, Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said that the number might be renegotiated considering the huge wave of migrants pouring to Europe.
"Solutions not taking into account the given country's abilities may prove completely counterproductive. That is why we are against any automatic quotas, but we are willing to talk about the scale of our engagement on voluntary terms," she said."Poland does not shun responsibility, our decisions have to be first of all effective in bringing help to those who need it, (but not for those) who see chances for a better life (migrating to Europe)," she added.
