""We are extending border controls with Germany and Lithuania to monitor the migration route originating from the Baltic states, passing through Poland, and leading to Western Europe," Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwinski stated in a statement. "We are intercepting individuals attempting to illegally transport migrants to the West," he said. The minister also referenced "persistent migratory pressure" on the border with Belarus, a country Warsaw accuses of instrumentalising migration to destabilise the region."
""During the first eight months of 2025, nearly 25,000 illegal crossing attempts were recorded at the Polish-Belarusian border," according to the statement. Over the same period, Polish border guards detained 2,400 people attempting to cross the Polish-German border irregularly in both directions, including almost 550 who had already breached barriers along the border with Belarus. Around 60 smugglers were apprehended at the Polish-Lithuanian border from January to August this year."
Poland extended temporary border checks with Germany and Lithuania by six months, until April 4 next year. The checks were reinstated in July as a measure to combat irregular migration. Warsaw accused Germany of sending migrants back towards Poland, an accusation Germany denies. The interior minister said controls aim to monitor a migration route originating in the Baltic states, passing through Poland to Western Europe, and to intercept individuals illegally transporting migrants. Nearly 25,000 illegal crossing attempts were recorded at the Polish-Belarusian border in the first eight months of 2025, and 2,400 detentions occurred at the Polish-German border in the same period.
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