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14/08/2020
17:03
PMM Presents Plan of Solidarity with Belarus: Expansion of Polish-American Aid Program for the Repressed, Scholarship Program, Facilitated Entry into Poland, Support for Independent Media and NGOs
- As part of the plan of solidarity with Belarus, we are proposing a 5-point plan. Firstly, support for the repressed – those fired from their jobs, beaten, or harmed. We will expand and broaden the Polish-American program of assistance for the repressed. For several years now, Poland has been a country where many Ukrainians from war-torn territories occupied by Russia have found their second home. Similarly, Poland can become a second home for repressed, harmed Belarusians – said Mateusz Morawiecki during his address in the Sejm.
- We will also propose a scholarship program named after Wincenty Konstanty Kalinowski. He is a common hero of Belarus, Lithuania, and Poland. This program is for students and scientists who have been expelled from Belarusian universities as a result of repression. They will have the opportunity to study and work in Poland. It is impossible to predict today how many Belarusian citizens will find themselves in such a situation, but we want to enable all those who are repressed by the authoritarian authorities of Belarus to come to Poland, develop here, and live here.
- The third point is facilitated entry into the Republic of Poland, which means waiving visa fees, and in special circumstances, allowing entry into Poland without the proper documents. This is a procedure prepared within the framework of the Schengen Agreement, the so-called humanitarian visa, as well as facilitating access to the labor market. Thanks to our program, it will be easier for repressed Belarusians to enter Poland.
- The fourth point is assistance for independent media. This includes, among others, Biełsat, Karta’97, Radio Racja, and support for independent media and publishers in Belarus. At a time when the internet in Belarus can be shut down from hour to hour, it is important to have as many channels as possible for Belarusians to connect with the free world. In these difficult days, Belarusian journalists have passed the test. Belarus cannot turn into a space of falsehood and manipulation. It needs media pluralism. Therefore, through the International Solidarity Fund, we will create permanent financing mechanisms for independent media.
- The fifth point is a new program of the International Solidarity Fund for non-governmental organizations supporting civil society in Belarus and supporting independent media there. Non-governmental organizations are often a forge of talent and innovation, but this time Polish non-governmental organizations will have the opportunity to support Belarusian citizens in building free media and ensuring the free flow of information – stated the Prime Minister.
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