28 December 2009, 23:50
Refugees from Georgia and Chechnya tried to leave Poland to stay in Western Europe
Ivona Kalishewska, an employee of the Polish edition "Kaukaz.net", asserts that the recent attempt of refugees from Georgia and Chechnya, accommodated in Polish refugee centres, to cross the German border had nothing to do with their "hard residence conditions" in Poland.
"I wouldn't say that poor residence conditions, as refugees assert, forced them to try to leave Poland for Germany. In my opinion, it was just a pretext for them to go to Europe. Living conditions in refugee centres are different, but in most cases they are decent - not hotel suites of course, but usual former city hotels and hostels; hardly it could be the main cause of their departure," Ms Kalishewska said to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.
She said that she once lived with refugees in one of such hotels. "It was quite decent, although, I repeat, not de luxe suite, certainly, but warm water, toilet and shower for one or two rooms, or in the corridor, were always available," she said.
According to her story, what is indeed worse in Poland than in the Western Europe - social benefits and general living standards. Besides, refugees want to join the relatives who live in Europe. "And money is the main reason why they don't want to stay in Poland," Ivona Kalishewska has concluded.
Author: Dmitry Florin Source: CK correspondent
