Poland's president unveiled plans on Monday to limit Ukrainians' access to child benefits and healthcare, while also proposing a ban on the glorification of a 20th-century Ukrainian nationalist leaderin a sign of a hardening stance towards refugees, APA reports citing Reuters.
President Karol Nawrocki promised during his election campaign this year to put "Poles first" and to limit the rights of foreigners in Poland.
"I did not change my opinion and I intend to fulfil my obligations and I believe that (family) benefit should only be granted to those Ukrainians who make the effort to work in Poland, the same with healthcare," he told journalists.
Ukrainian refugees are currently eligible to receive the monthly family benefit of 800 zlotys ($219) per child if their children attend Polish schools. Other EU countries such as Germany have also proposed cutting benefits recently.