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Poland to Bring in Tighter Controls Along German and Lithuanian Borders

The move comes as the liberal coalition government in Warsaw received criticism from its conservative opposition over illegal immigration.
Poland to Bring in Tighter Controls Along German and Lithuanian Borders
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Berlin, Germany, on Mar. 15, 2024. Annegret Hilse/Reuters
Guy Birchall
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Poland will introduce controls along its German and Lithuanian borders on July 7, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on July 1.

“We have decided to restore temporary border controls between Poland and Germany and Poland and Lithuania,” he said, according to Polish broadcaster TVP.

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