Poland has decided to keep its temporary border checks at the German and Lithuanian borders for another six months, keeping the measures in place until April 4 next year. The new decree, signed Wednesday by Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski, goes into effect on Sunday.
The checks began on July 7 at Poland’s western frontier with Germany and the northeastern frontier with Lithuania. The country currently monitors 50 checkpoints on the German border and 13 on the Lithuanian border. These checks were extended to October 4 last month and, now, will run through the next spring.
Speaking after the Munich Migration Meeting, Kierwinski made clear that Poland will not accept any EU‑wide plan to relocate migrants. He noted that the country has already paid a heavy price guarding the EU’s eastern frontier – more than 25,000 illegal crossings were recorded at the Belarus border so far this year.
Earlier this month, Poland reopened its border with Belarus at midnight on Thursday after closing it in mid‑September for the Russian‑Belarusian military exercise “Zapad‑2025”. The closure, which began September 12, was lifted when officials felt it was safe to resume traffic. Three freight rail crossings – Terespol‑Brest, Kuznica‑Grodno, and Siemianowka‑Svisloch – reopened for cargo trains. The Terespol‑Brest crossing also started accepting passenger vehicles, and the Kukuryki‑Kozlowicze crossing resumed truck service.
Poland’s decision to extend border checks reflects the ongoing concerns over security and migration. The country will keep the checks active until April 4, when it will review the situation again.
Source: ianslive
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