http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/12d1449ffc376bad https://verfassungsblog.de/pushbacks-enter-the-mainstream/ Pushbacks From Europe’s Borders Enter the Mainstream - Polish 'Transition 2.0' does not Apply on the Belarusian Border Grześkowiak, Maciej eng 2024-04-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Asylum EU EU Pact on Migration and Asylum Poland Poland-Belarus border Polen Transition 2.0 asylum pushbacks Asylum EU Polen Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The Polish reckoning with the illiberal turn of the past years seemingly does not apply to the unlawful practice of pushbacks on the Poland-Belarus border. The unlawful practices, best exemplified by pushbacks, have come to be accepted in the European mainstream. The humanitarian crisis on the Poland-Belarus border and its handling by the new government, together with its rejection of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, vividly illustrates this point.