Poland Okays 18-Month Visas For Ukrainian Refugees

Politico Europe reports:

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced he had approved a new law today offering financial help for those housing refugees and a loosening of visa requirements, allowing Ukrainians to stay and work in the country for 18 months.

“Poles have opened their doors and hearts to refugees from Ukraine … [but] help for our neighbors cannot be only spontaneous,” said Morawiecki at a press conference.

“This act is to offer a kind of substitute for a normal life for all those who came to Poland.” .

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