On August 5, 2015, the President of the Republic of Poland signed a new Act on Control over Certain Investments dated July 24, 2015 (Journal of Laws of 2015, item 1272). On September 30, 2015, the ‘Act’ entered into force in Poland.

Hungary

According to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, Hungary has, since the beginning of the refugee crisis, changed its refugee law and policies, allowing the State to hold asylum seekers in detention centers, sometimes for weeks even, under poor conditions.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the international agency which sets the main standards concerning refugee related problems, such as the refugee status determination procedures, ensuring that their rights are respected.

Without a doubt, the present refugee crisis is one of the greatest that the modern world has encountered. International organisations, together with member states, have tried to apply all existent legislation and measures, as well as develop new ones, in order to respond to the needs of the refugees.