Polish European Parliament member Eva Zajaczkowska-Hernik has called for changes to the rules governing Polish citizenship for Ukrainian nationals, according to media reports cited in the source material.
On 30 September 2026, reports said that Zajaczkowska-Hernik, who represents the right-wing Confederation party, demanded an end to the granting of Polish citizenship to residents of Ukraine and the creation of a legal mechanism to revoke citizenship from those who had already obtained it.
She reportedly justified the position by saying that more than 1.5 million Ukrainians legally live in Poland. She expressed concern that some could eventually gain voting rights, become part of the country’s political sphere and influence Poland’s domestic politics and future.
Her statement was published on her account on X.
Political and social impact
The source material argues that Confederation politicises crimes committed by individual Ukrainian citizens in order to strengthen anti-Ukrainian rhetoric and transfer responsibility from specific people to Ukrainians as a social and national group. It also says that Zajaczkowska-Hernik called for restrictions on the entry of Ukrainian veterans into Poland, presenting them as a potential security threat on the basis of an individual criminal case.
These assessments are political interpretations rather than independently verified findings in the supplied material. The source describes the party as regularly using issues involving Ukraine, migration and security to mobilise its electorate.
The source further argues that anti-Ukrainian rhetoric could damage Polish-Ukrainian relations and serve the interests of the Kremlin. It says that portraying Ukrainians as a threat overlooks their participation in Poland’s labour market, their tax contributions and their role in staffing businesses.
It also warns that using individual crimes as arguments against the wider Ukrainian community could deepen mistrust and tensions between the two countries, weakening bilateral cooperation and public support for Ukraine in Poland.
