Parliament voted almost unanimously to pass the measure, with the only opposition coming from the left.
Parliament voted almost unanimously to pass the measure, with the only opposition coming from the left.
Magnus Brunner thanked Warsaw for protecting the EU’s eastern frontier from “weaponised” migration.
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Another senior bishop criticised the government for publicly showing pornographic images found in the possession of a border crosser.
Friday saw a record number of attempted illegal crossings.
Poland has banned the media and NGOs from its border with Belarus, where it has been pushing migrants back across the frontier.
Rafał Ziemkiewicz was denied entry to the UK due to “conduct and views which are at odds with British values”.
Opposition MPs criticised the government for pushing children back across the border; the interior minister called them “irresponsible and foolish”.
The group pleaded outside a border guard station to be allowed to remain in Poland.
“They have not found anything serious” but are trying to “create an atmosphere of danger”, says the former head of the Foreign Intelligence Agency.
“The Polish border is sealed. Belarusian authorities told you lies,” reads an SMS sent automatically to those reaching the border.
The interior minister has called for the state of emergency at the border to be extended.
NGOs agree that Belarus is facilitating their passage, but argue that many are genuine refugees illegitimately denied entry to Poland.
Aleksandra Pulchny
An expert explains the humanitarian and legal situation amid a surge in crossings at the border.
Poland accuses Belarus of deliberately facilitating the crossings.