Paweł Jabłoński’s words came after he met with the bloc’s commissioner in charge of international partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, at the Polish-Ukrainian border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland, on Monday.
The two politicians visited aid workers who are helping refugees from Ukraine, public broadcaster Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported.
At a joint press conference with Urpilainen afterwards, Jabłoński said European countries were bearing the costs of a humanitarian crisis “not seen in Europe since World War II” and so “the EU must respond as well.”
'Poland makes us all proud': EU commissioner
The EU's Urpilainen praised Poland’s support for refugees from its war-hit eastern neighbour.
She said: “Poland makes us all proud. Your hospitality, your solidarity, your determination to do what is right. This is Europe at its best.”
Urpilainen added: “We, as Europe, as the European Union, stand together with Ukraine. We will continue to facilitate access to safety for all the people fleeing this aggression. We will continue to do so regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, or skin colour.”
Tuesday is day 20 of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24.
Poland on Tuesday reported it had admitted 1.83 million refugees fleeing Russia's attack on Ukraine.
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda on Saturday signed into law a measure to offer wide-ranging support to Ukrainians escaping the Russian invasion of their country.
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Source: IAR