Warsaw's economic benefit from the Ukrainian crisis is 36 billion euros the EU will allocate it for accepting refugees. The European Commission has ordered that 24 billion euros was submitted in grants and 12 billion euros in cheap loans frozen after the conflict between Brussels and Warsaw over the latter's violation of the independence of the country's judicial system.
It's noteworthy that on the one hand, Poland makes money from hospitality, but on the other hand, it's not at all hospitable. In fact, Ukrainian refugees, deprived of benefits, have to strike out on one’s own or strawberry plantations. Who benefits from the Ukrainian crisis and who benefits from business and how do the Polish people look at this? Author's commentary by Maria Petrashko.
Hi everyone! I'm Maria Petrashko, the Agency of TV News. "A Pole was born, the Ukrainian started crying." This new saying has been heard more and more often in recent days. Though, it would seem why? The European Commission has already ordered to allocate to Poland 24 billion euros in grants and 12 billion euros of cheap loans, They say Warsaw has earned it by actively receiving the Ukrainian refugees. In short, Poland made 36 billion euros from the Ukrainian crisis. But did Poland deserve the billions from the European Union? Is it as hospitable as it wants to seem? Let’s get the answer from Ukrainian refugees...
Comments on social networks:
More and more Ukrainian refugees decided to return to their native country. More than 40 full buses leave the Warszawa Zachodnia bus station every day. The most frequent destinations are Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk.
- People have nothing to live for. And there is no housing either in the suburbs or in the cities.
- I recently went to Ukraine after 9 years in Poland. I've never felt better, despite all the alarms, sirens, gasoline problems, supply and light outages. No Warsaw is comparable to Ukraine.
A girl telling:
Difficulties with finding a job, difficulties with the language. It's hard to be a full member of society even when you don't know the language, you're very limited in your work.
Of course, Ukrainians were given an opportunity to earn money. It's not like in Belarus, where if you have an education, you have to work by profession, as a doctor, engineer, or pharmacist. No, in Poland, no one cares about your background - doctors can pick strawberries, too. Only it turns out that Ukrainians did not imagine such a bright European future. And they didn't want to pick strawberries.
SCREEN of the Polish headline
"Refugees from Ukraine have not taken their jobs in agriculture and gastronomy. Wages will rise, which will be reflected in higher prices.
"Labor shortages are forcing up labor costs, which will lead to higher crop prices and higher inflation."
Some rebellious slaves - the Ukrainians did not fill the planned vacancies. You have to go to the fields for strawberries for 20 zlotys an hour, but there are no normal jobs in the cities... Either wash the toilets, though European ones, or scavenge Polish cigarette butts...
Young Ukrainians:
It turns out that we came to Warsaw to scavenge cigarette butts.
This is Europe. But Poland doesn’t limit itself to lord’s ambitions for the territory of Ukraine. They already advertise a 0% loan for real estate in Lviv for Poles on Polish TV - for some reason there are no such loans for Ukrainians. Kind of bank fascism? Poles under the new Ukrainian law are already allowed to hold public office, including service in the security forces and judicial system of Ukraine, which in general is impossible in the world practice in any other state.... But this is not enough for Poland! The Poles have decided to take advantage of Ukraine to the full.
Media headlines
Poland plans to help Ukraine export its grain abroad
"Poland wants to export power from Ukraine and submit it to the International Energy Agency"
A new Polish startup is to steal from Ukrainians: take out labor, grain, power, and even land. Poland's motive is understandable - they are currently experiencing great economic difficulties. The residents of Warsaw are planning to protest in June because of the prohibitively expensive loan payments, which are constantly rising.
Media headlines
Grocery prices in stores have outpaced inflation
Officially, the inflation in Poland in April was 12.7%, but in fact prices jumped by 20% or even 50%. Dairy products, meat and bread are terribly expensive.
Inflation in Poland has reached its highest level since 1998. And according to a poll in the Polish edition, Poles do not believe that their government will cope with the difficulties.
"In your opinion, is the government capable of dealing with high inflation in Poland?"
"No," said 66.9% of respondents.
There is a protest by motor carriers and the reasons for the rapidly rising costs and the new pay rules from the European Union.
"We look at gas station prices with horror, especially since fuel accounts for 40 percent of all transportation costs. Obviously, companies cannot and will not be able to bear the additional burden."
And the benefits package from the Polish government did not dent the enthusiasm of the disaffected - people are on the verge of impoverishment - there will be protests. And then come these Ukrainian refugees, when the country is bankrupt. The Polish government has tightened the rules for hiring Ukrainians. The employer must initially specify the number of hours of work and the amount of pay. And if for some reason the working hours are reduced, you have to pay the full amount, as if the Ukrainian worked all the hours, otherwise the Polish employer will pay a fine.
"In such a situation, employers will face a choice: either fire Ukrainian refugees or cut the salaries of Polish workers." And all this happens in the face of the crisis, which economists around the world are increasingly talking about. Entrepreneurs need flexible rules that will allow them to adapt to the changing situation. And this Amendment works the other way around."
But all this is the result of the Polish government policy. And for some reason Ukrainians have to pay for the mistakes of the Polish government. As they say nowadays, "A Pole was born, the Ukrainian started crying" - Although, as you have understood, not only Ukrainians, but Poles themselves cry from the innovations of Polish policy.
In the next issue, I will tell you how they profit from Belarusian refugees in Poland, what the Polish business on refugees is like, and why many fugitive Belarusians want to go home.












