Prime Minister Donald Tusk made the announcement during an interview with broadcaster TVN24 on Thursday.
Currently under review is a proposal to formally request an exemption from Schengen rules, allowing Poland to reintroduce visa requirements for nationals of several countries. Earlier that day, Poland’s Deputy Interior Minister told RMF FM radio that the countries under consideration include Georgia, Armenia, Venezuela, and Colombia.
In a later interview on TVN24’s Fakty po Faktach programme, Prime Minister Tusk elaborated that citizens of former Soviet republics are, for “obvious reasons,” more vulnerable to recruitment by Russian intelligence services. However, he added that in the case of Colombian citizens - and Latin Americans more broadly - Poland is facing what he called a “European problem,” as such individuals often enter Europe with tourist visas via Spain, allowing them easy access to other Schengen countries.
Tusk emphasized that Poland will not hesitate to deport individuals who break the law. “Anyone who commits a crime will either go to prison or be deported,” he said firmly.
Poland has recently detained 32 individuals suspected of collaborating with Russian intelligence. Among those arrested were foreign nationals - including Russians, Ukrainians, and one Colombian - as well as at least one Polish citizen.
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The 27-year-old Colombian in question faces a possible life sentence for arson attacks carried out in May 2024 in Warsaw and Radom, both located in central Poland. He had previously been arrested and convicted in the Czech Republic for a similar offence.
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