Just under 67 percent of respondents do not support the European Union’s proposal to relocate migrants, with over half of them advocating for a referendum on the matter, according to a recent survey by United Surveys for RMF FM commercial radio and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna newspaper.
Out of those surveyed, 50.7 percent chose the response “definitely no,” while 16.2 percent selected “rather no.”
The EU recently passed a proposal that would force countries that reject migrants to pay out €20,000 per migrant, which could run into the billions. Poland and Hungary were the only countries to reject the controversial proposal. As Remix News reported, anger is growing across Europe over the proposal. In order to become law, the European Parliament would still have to pass it, but many experts believe there is little chance lawmakers will reject the main points of the scheme.
The Polish government, in response, has threatened to hold a national referendum on the issue of migrant quotas. The latest poll from United Surveys shows that slightly over 50 percent of respondents agreed that there should be a referendum on the proposed European Commission mechanism for relocating migrants to EU countries other than their intended destination. Among them, 23.8 percent responded “definitely yes,” while 26.3 percent leaned toward “rather yes.”
Asked whether a potential referendum on migrant relocation should take place alongside parliamentary elections this autumn, just under half of the respondents answered that it should not, with 13.9 percent saying “rather no” and 35.9 percent saying “definitely no.”
Last week, the Sejm, Poland’s parliament, passed a resolution expressing opposition to the EU’s mechanism for relocating illegal migrants and compelling the government to strongly oppose these practices within the European Union.
“We will not agree to this, and the Polish nation also does not agree to it; this issue must be subjected to a referendum, and we will facilitate its organization,” announced Law and Justice (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński.
“We, the Polish people, understand compassion and solidarity; no one needs to teach us that, especially Germany, which bears responsibility for such crimes. It’s some kind of paranoia,” stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Sejm debate on the EU’s migrant relocation mechanism.
