New law encourages Poles deported by Soviets to return
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
02.05.2017 13:56
A new law on repatriation opens the door for Poles deported by the Soviets to return to their home country, Polish Senate Speaker Stanisław Karczewski has said.
Stanisław Karczewski. Photo: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski
He estimated that over 10,000 such people want to return to Poland.
“This is a law that opens wide the door for the return of Poles to their homeland," Karczewski said.
He told Polish Radio: “These people should have been in Poland a long time ago.”
The new law was put forward by the government and came into force on Monday. It introduces new forms of financial help and makes it easier for people of Polish descent to arrive and settle in Poland.
It focuses on Poles deported by the Soviet authorities in the turbulent 1930s and 1940s to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the Asian part of the Russian Federation, as well as their descendants.
May 2 is marked as the day of Poles and Polish communities abroad.
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Source: PAP