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Germany's Scholz asks Poland to clarify cash-for-visas affair
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BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday called on the Polish government to clarify allegations about a cash-for-visas deal for migrants that has roiled Polish politics, as a debate about immigration heats up in Germany.
The demand from Scholz marks stepped up rhetoric from Poland’s powerful western neighbour, coming just days after sources said Germany summoned the Polish ambassador and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser spoke to her Polish counterpart on the topic.
Arrivals to Poland could easily cross into other European Union countries given that borders are open.
Poland’s government has written to the European Union’s security commissioner to say that the scandal was an exaggerated “media fact” timed to discredit the ruling nationalists in a tough battle for re-election next month.
In recent years, Germany has already coped with floods of migrants and asylum seekers from Syria and Ukraine.
In a letter to Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson demanded full clarification of the scandal of up to 350,000 purchased work visas for the EU-Schengen area, BILD reported this week.
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