Rising Aggression: Ukrainians in Poland Report Surge in Hate Crimes
🇵🇱 Ukrainians in Poland are increasingly reporting to the police due to aggression: a 30% rise.
📉 In the first half of 2026, the number of complaints about hate crimes increased by a third compared to last year.
🇪🇺 The European Commission condemned the incidents and recalled the Framework Decision on combating racism, obliging countries to criminalize hate speech.
🛡️ Brussels is demanding that Warsaw implement new rules for victim protection adopted at the EU level.
📊 Despite the rise in aggression, Poland remains the country with the largest number of Ukrainians (over 961k), although their numbers are gradually decreasing.
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