The wall on the border can be built anyhow, and the forest can be cut down
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On Thursday, the Sejm passed a special law on building security for the state border. It is to enable, at a cost of PLN 1.6 billion, the rapid construction of a barrier on the border with Belarus, which would stop the influx of people crossing the border illegally. Special solutions of this act are to facilitate and accelerate the implementation of investments. However, in the opinion of experts dealing with investment regulations, it can lead to complete freedom in the construction of the wall.
As the government justifies, such a strategically important investment must be implemented quickly. The act is therefore aimed at accelerating the construction of the barrier, including by "tidying up, clarifying, and problematic systematization and slight adjustment of the applicable regulations".
The act establishing a barrier against migrants on the border of Poland and Belarus as a matter of urgency was endorsed by representatives of PiS, PSL, Confederation, the Agreement, Kukiz'15, Polish Affairs, and non-attached MPs. MPs from the Civic Coalition, Left, Poland 2050, and an MP from the German minority voted against the act.
The act introduced as a matter of urgency assumes that the provisions of the construction law, water law, and environmental law will not be applied during construction. The act also provides for the possibility of expropriating citizens of real estate necessary to build a barrier.
