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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

What counts as “security” at the EU’s external borders? And at what cost to human rights and the rule of law? These are questions at the heart of my recent interview published by @eui-eu.bsky.social. Read the interview here: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=... Cc: @eui-law.bsky.social @mpc-eui.bsky.social

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An overlooked EU border as a test of law and humanity, with Maciej Grześkowiak

In this EUIResearch interview, Maciej Grzekowiak reflects on what he witnessed at the BelarusPoland border and why, in his analysis, the situation at this EU

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Od tymczasowej ochrony do „wiecznej tymczasowości”. W tekście dla @wyborcza.pl pokazuję, jak, zarówno na poziomie UE, jak i w Polsce, utrwalany jest pozornie tymczasowy status uchodźców z Ukrainy, oraz jakie mogą być tego konsekwencje. wyborcza.pl/7,75968,3250...

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Rząd wygasza specustawę o pomocy obywatelom Ukrainy. Co to oznacza w praktyce?

Rząd planuje wygaszenie specustawy o pomocy obywatelom Ukrainy. Chce w ten sposób rozwiązać problem przedłużenia legalności pobytu ukraińskich uchodźców po 4 marca 2026 r. i jednocześnie uwzględnić za...

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Great to speak at the @eui-eu.bsky.social last Friday about the Polish–Belarusian border. I discussed how the crisis is undermining the EU #asylum law and challenging the idea of human rights itself. Grateful for the strong turnout and for my brilliant co-panellists and organisers.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Join us tomorrow at the @eui-eu.bsky.social or online for a discussion on the EU–Belarus border crisis. We’ll be talking about its humanitarian and environmental toll, as well as the law and politics shaping it. Friday, 28/11/2025, 13:30 CET. Registration: www.eui.eu/events?id=58...

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Hybrid warfare or humanitarian crisis? Politics, law, and humanity on the EU–Belarus border

Organised by the Eastern Europe as Laboratory of Change Working Group, this event features a discussion on humanitarian crisis.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The EU–Belarus border in focus at @eui-eu.bsky.social! Join us on 28 November (in person or online) for an interdisciplinary panel on the humanitarian, legal & political dimensions of the crisis. Shedding light on what the EU and member states prefer to keep invisible. www.eui.eu/events?id=58...

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Hybrid warfare or humanitarian crisis? Politics, law, and humanity on the EU–Belarus border

Organised by the Eastern Europe as Laboratory of Change Working Group, this event features a discussion on humanitarian crisis.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

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Hybrid warfare or humanitarian crisis? Politics, law, and humanity on the EU–Belarus border

Organised by the Eastern Europe as Laboratory of Change Working Group, this event features a discussion on humanitarian crisis.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants has published a report on the externalisation of migration and its implications under international law. The report is highly critical of many current practices by states of the Global North and the EU as such. Points of note:

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Poland reportedly to be deemed “under migratory pressure” and exempted from solidarity under the Migration Pact — yet another step in the EU’s appeasement of hawkish, anti-immigration policies pushed by the ostensibly liberal government. notesfrompoland.com/2025/10/11/p...

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Poland says it will be exempted from EU migrant relocations

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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Poland says it will be exempted from EU migrant relocations

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Temporary protection was the EU's quick fix for Ukrainians in 2022. Over 3 years later, it has become a trap—legal limbo shaped by Brussels’ and Member States' politics. I expand on this issue and recent developments in my @euobserver.com op-ed. Have a read! euobserver.com/migration/ar...

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'Temporary protection' leaves Ukraine refugees in limbo and liable to rightwing backlash

In the fourth year of the Ukraine war, the very features of the EU's "temporary protection" that made it such a convenient instrument for tackling rapid, large-scale displacement can now be seen as fl...

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A highly recommended deconstruction of the notion of ‘migrant instrumentalisation’ by @alexandraancite.bsky.social. Used to legitimise blanket denial of rights, the notion continues to shape EU asylum law, despite contradicting CJEU jurisprudence. democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/ale...

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Aleksandra Ancite-Jepifánova: Unpacking the “Migrant Instrumentalisation” Narrative: Law and Politics of Refugee Exclusion at the EU-Belarus Border | CEU Democracy Institute

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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'Temporary protection' leaves Ukraine refugees in limbo and liable to rightwing backlash

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

After a much-needed post-PhD break, I’m excited to be back in a new role: since 1 September, I’ve joined the @eui-eu.bsky.social as a Max Weber Fellow. I’m genuinely thrilled to continue working on issues of migration and asylum in this extraordinary place.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

W @okopressrss.plsky.eu napisałem o toksyczności debaty politycznej o migracji i o związanych z tym zagrożeniach.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

“What are human rights for, if not to protect the rights of foreign criminals?” A highly recommended read by @silviasteininger.bsky.social.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Here it is: #PhDone. Yesterday I defended my thesis: “The Gap Between the Principle of Temporary Refuge and Asylum: How the International Refugee Regime Perpetuates Emergencies.” What a ride it’s been at the University of Warsaw. Onwards to what comes next!

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Imagine refugee rights being as exciting to the Commission as smuggling prevention. Only one ensures ‘order’, though.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

@echr.coe.int granted interim measures and ordered Poland not to remove a migrant to Belarus! This is the first such case following the “suspension” of the right to seek asylum along the Polish-Belarusian border. Strong indication as to (il)legality of such laws interwencjaprawna.pl/en/european-...

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European Court of Human Rights orders Poland not to remove migrant to Belarus - Association for Legal Intervention

On 3 April 2025, the European Court of Human Rights granted interim measures (Rule 39) in the case of A.T.T. v. Poland, ordering the Polish authorities not to remove the applicant to Belarus until 28 ...

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 29/03/2025

The Trump administration's assault on the rule of law is increasingly focusing on institutions of knowledge and law. VICKI C. JACKSON (@harvard.edu) on a "multipronged attack", why knowledge institutions are crucial for democracies - and why it is time to resist. verfassungsblog.de/education-de...

Quote from the article: It is a time for courage and for the institutions of knowledge, of law and lawyers to resist – clearly, and repeatedly, for all have a stake in preserving knowledge-related freedoms and the rule of law

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This has been a long time coming, but here it is: the Polish government—the same one that pledged to restore the rule of law—has just suspended the constitutional right to seek asylum. And it did so through executive action, bypassing procedures meant to regulate restrictions on human rights.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

W książce wydanej z okazji 35-lecia urzędu Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich napisałem o napięciu między ochroną czasową a trwałymi formami ochrony uchodźców (statusem uchodźcy i ochroną uzupełniającą). To temat kluczowy w kontekście przedłużającej się obecności uchodźców z 🇺🇦 w 🇵🇱. Zachęcam do lektury.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Poland’s bill suspending the right to asylum has just passed the Senate (the upper chamber of the Parliament) without amendments. Now it’s only a matter of days before the President signs it into law. I break down why this is unprecedented for the EU in @euobserver.com euobserver.com/migration/ar...

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Poland's ban on asylum — a new low

On 21 February, Polish MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of a mechanism for the suspension of the right to submit asylum applications. The measure is quite clearly at odds with the Polish constitutio...

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

@ec.europa.eu has published the draft of the new EU Return Regulation. As expected, it marks another restrictive shift in EU migration and asylum law. Most notably, the Regulation will: 1. Introduce ‘return hubs’—think of the UK-Rwanda deal as a template; 🧵 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

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Commission proposes a new Common European System for Returns

Today, the European Commission is proposing to establish a Common European System for Returns with swifter, simpler and more effective return procedures across the EU. Announced by President von der L...

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

W TVN24 ukazuje się cykl reportaży poświęconych dzieciom z granicy polsko-białoruskiej. Miałem okazję udzielić redaktorowi Tomaszowi Słomczyńskiemu obszernego komentarza podczas prac nad tymi materiałami. Kolejne efekty jego pracy zostaną zaprezentowane jutro. tvn24.pl/premium/dzie...

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"Trudno przyjąć, że przepychanie na Białoruś, w nocy, w lesie, to działanie w interesie dziecka"

Zgodnie z przepisami Straż Graniczna może nastoletniego uchodźcę umieścić w zamkniętym, strzeżonym ośrodku przypominającym więzienie. Może go też zawieźć do placówki opiekuńczo-wychowawczej i po prost...

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Great analysis by @alexandraancite.bsky.social. I would add one point: while one might theoretically imagine a finding of ‘no violation’ of Art. 4 Prot. 4 due to an expansive reading of the ND & NT exception, there must be a violation of Art. 3 if the Court takes its absolute character seriously.

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Perks of working in the Polish-Belarusian borderlands 🦬

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Discussing borders, migration, asylum, and engaged research in the unique setting of the Polish-Belarusian borderlands—huge thanks to @badaczkinagranicy.bsky.social for hosting this one-of-a-kind international seminar!

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

My take on Poland’s “suspension of the right to asylum” and its impact on the EU’s common #asylum framework is now live in @euobserver.com. I highlight how the common EU asylum policy is effectively unraveling, with broad political support for its demise. euobserver.com/migration/ar...

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Poland's ban on asylum — a new low

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ESIL-SEDI @esil-sedi.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Statement on Academic Freedom by Gleider Hernández, President of the European Society of International Law. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/4hTr7bT

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Maciej Grześkowiak @mgrzeskowiak.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Polish MPs voted yesterday overwhelmingly (386 to 38) in favour of the earlier announced asylum ban. This marks a rupture in the constitutional framework—yet another extra-constitutional state of emergency—and a direct assault on international and EU #asylum law. notesfrompoland.com/2025/02/21/p...

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Polish parliament approves bill allowing suspension of asylum rights

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