On December 6, 2016 the press conference of the Equal Opportunities Coalition was held, during which Paula Sawicka, Draginja Nadażdin, Małgorzata Borowska and Krzysztof Śmiszek appealed to minister Jarosław Gowin to react to the increasing number of attacks on the foreign students in Poland. Monika Wielichowska from the Civic Platform also filed an MP interpellation regarding this issue. The questions she asked reflected the fears and concerns of the Coalition. On December 28, 2016 Aleksander Bobko – the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Science and Academic Education responded to this interpellation.