Poland Allocated 12 Million Euros To Support Media Not Dependent On Lukashenka And Repressed Belarusians
- 3.06.2021, 9:07
Warsaw has always supported the democratic changes in Belarus.
Representatives of the Independent Students' Association of Poland discussed the situation of students in Belarus with the head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Poland.
As a result of repression carried out by Lukashenka's regime, by May 2021, 466 students had been detained in Belarus, and 44 students are still in custody, said chairman of the Independent Students' Association of Poland Krzysztof Białas. Representatives of the NSA discussed the situation of students in Belarus with the head of the Office of Prime Minister of Poland, Michał Dworczyk, reports Polskie Radio.
After the meeting, Krzysztof Białas called on political leaders of the European Union to create a special fund for the Belarusian students. The fund would provide students seeking asylum in the EU countries with a place to stay and meet their basic social and living needs. Secondly, within the framework of the fund, EU countries should create additional places in universities for Belarusian students. Thirdly, the fund would teach Belarusian students a foreign language, which would help them adapt to the new country.
Michał Dworczyk said that the NSA appeal had been sent to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and specified: "It's nice that students join the assistance to Belarus. Since 2006, there has been a program named after Kanstantsin Kalinouski, which allowed more than 1,700 people from Belarus to study in Poland. Last year more funds were allocated for this program".
Thanks to the allocation of additional funds, 700 more students were able to become participants in the program.
At the same time, Michał Dworczyk stressed that Poland constantly supports the democratic changes in Belarus. He reminded that the fund "Solidarity with Belarus" to support independent from Lukashenka's regime media and repressed people was established last year. Poland has allocated €12 million for this purpose.
As a result of the actions of the Polish diplomatic and consular services, members of the Union of Poles in Belarus Irena Bernatskaya, Maryja Tsishkouskaya and Hanna Panishava were released from detention in Belarus and arrived in Poland. After their deportation to Poland, they won't be able to return to Belarus, where their families stayed.