During a press conference in the port city of Gdansk alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Tusk reiterated his criticism of the European Union's migrant relocation mechanism. 

"Anyone who is accepted in Poland, takes advantage of our hospitality and violates the law in a violent way will be deported from Poland," he said.

Tusk added that the government was working on "a plan for an immediate response to organised crime and violent crimes committed by foreigners".

He also said the plan, which is being drawn up by the justice and interior ministries, would be presented in the coming days. 

The Polish president, whose centrist camp faces a threat from nationalists in May's presidential vote, has in recent months pledged to partially suspend asylum rights and backed curbing aid to Ukrainian refugees.

He also said on 7 February that Poland would not accept any "burdens" related to the EU's migrant relocation mechanism.

Last year, the European Union undertook a complete overhaul of asylum rules that will require member states to accept thousands of asylum seekers from "frontline" countries such as Italy and Greece.

Alternatively, they could provide cash or other resources to countries under pressure.

"If someone in Europe says that Poland should take on even more burdens, whoever it is, I will answer that Poland will not comply. End of story," Tusk added.

He said Poland had already "opened its borders and its hearts to two million refugees from Ukraine" after the Russian invasion and faced illegal migration across its border with Belarus.

Eastern European countries accuse Russia and its ally Belarus of pushing thousands of migrants across their borders in recent years as part of a campaign to destabilise Europe. | BGNES