“Interference in internal affairs and elections”: Warsaw spoke out about Scholz’s words about visas

< /p>Poland reacted to Scholz’s words about border controls between countries/Channel 24 Collage

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz proposed introducing border controls between Germany and Poland from -for the illegal issuance of hundreds of thousands of work visas to migrants. Warsaw expressed indignation at such statements by Scholz.

In particular, the Polish side noted that the words of the German Chancellor “violate the principles of sovereign equality of countries.” Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau wrote about this on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter.Channel 24.

What they said to Scholz’s statements in Warsaw

Rau stated that the competence of the German Chancellor clearly does not concern the consideration of the case in Poland. Moreover, the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry even announced an attempt to interfere in the elections in the country.

Statements in this regard indicate intentions to interfere in the internal affairs of the Polish state and the election campaign in Poland, he said.

He also called on the German Chancellor “for the sake of good bilateral relations” to respect the sovereignty of Poland and refrain from making statements harming their relationship.

In addition, the government commissioner for information security Stanislav Zharin noted that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is using the visa problem to put political pressure on the Polish authorities. According to him, it is difficult to evaluate this other than the pressure on Poland during the election campaign.

However, the Polish authorities noted that violations in the issuance of visas in Poland are random and are already being investigated by the services. The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau detained seven people as part of this investigation.

What is known about the visa scandal in Poland

• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz , speaking to his followers in Nuremberg, spoke in favor of strengthening the fight against illegal migration. In particular, he threatened to reintroduce border controls between Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany.
• The reason for this was the illegal issuance of hundreds of thousands of work visas to migrants in Poland who migrated to Germany. Scholz noted that he would discuss this issue with the Polish government.
• According to the German government, in the first 8 months of 2023, more than 204 thousand refugees asked for asylum. This is 77% more than in the same period in 2022.