This report aims to present integration activities
undertaken by state and non-state institutional actors at the national
and local level in Poland. Up to now, the issue of immigrant integration
in Poland has been neither a social nor a political problem, which can
be explained in particular by the fact that foreigners constitute only a
small portion of Polish society.
undertaken by state and non-state institutional actors at the national
and local level in Poland. Up to now, the issue of immigrant integration
in Poland has been neither a social nor a political problem, which can
be explained in particular by the fact that foreigners constitute only a
small portion of Polish society.
A lack of interest in immigration by
the wider public fosters the elaboration of integration-related policy
in a more technocratic way, without pressure from politicians and the
media. Despite the adoption of the strategic document “Poland’s
Migration Policy – Current State of Play and Further Actions” by the
Polish government in 2012 (supplemented by the action plan approved in
2014), Poland’s integration policy may still be regarded as not
well-considered or developed. It is based largely on integration
activities carried out by NGOs and is highly dependent on the
availability of EU funds. Without this external funding, the majority of
integration projects in Poland targeted at third country nationals,
especially those not under international protection, could not be
implemented.
See: http://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/34798
