BERLIN: The European Union and Germany on Wednesday pressed the Polish government to clear up allegations about"serious" visa fraud in a scandal with politically sensitive ramifications for Warsaw's partners in the bloc.
During the talks, Berlin demanded that Warsaw provide"rapid and complete clarification" of the"serious" allegations. While the authorities in Warsaw say the scheme may have involved several hundred Polish work visas, the Polish opposition says the real number could be around 250,000. Deputy Foreign Minister Piotr Wawrzyk resigned over the affair last week, though the official reason for his departure was"absence of sufficient cooperation".
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