Poland tightens visa rules, protects key firms from hostile takeovers

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>**The Polish government has introduced new rules regarding visas and asylum applications, as well as expanded the list of companies subject to protection.** 

>The updated list now includes major media companies such as Cyfrowy Polsat and TVN, as well as mobile network operators such as P4 and T-Mobile.

>”We are regaining control over Poland’s borders and the visa issuance system,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, before heading for an EU summit in Brussels.

>”I hope that the Sejm will secure the majority needed to adopt these new regulations,” he added.

>Polish PM emphasized the need to tighten Poland’s laws on this matter.

>”We are all aware that illegal migration has become a serious issue for Poland and Europe, directly related to security concerns,” the politician said.

>While Poland remains open to students from all over the world, Tusk stressed that measures are being put in place to prevent abuse of the educational system for illegal migration.

>Additionally, the prime minister announced that the government has adopted a regulation on the list of companies under protection in Poland.

>The new rules will apply if a foreign entity seeks to acquire a company with strategic importance for the state.

>Among the newly added companies are Cyfrowy Polsat, P4 (operator of the Play network), TVN, Polsat, T-Mobile, and WB Electronics.

>”These companies will be protected in the event of an attempt to take them over,” explained the Prime Minister.

>Source: IAR/PAP/KPRM

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