Germany’s interior minister visited Poland’s highly fortified border with Belarus alongside his Polish counterpart.
Germany’s interior minister visited Poland’s highly fortified border with Belarus alongside his Polish counterpart.
The measures were introduced on the German and Lithuanian borders.
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The decision comes amid a dispute with the Czech Republic over a coal mine on the Polish side of the border.
Thousands of people from the Middle East and Africa have been reaching Germany via Poland.
The Polish president and prime minister this week both criticised the project.
Mateusz Morawiecki emphasised the importance of economic ties.
It is “against the interests of the EU as a whole”, says the opposition leader, who claims Angela Merkel agrees.
143 firefighters and 46 vehicles are on their way to Greece.
An interview with Agnieszka Legucka from the Polish Institute of International Affairs.
Poland and Ukraine have long opposed the near-complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Hans Binnendijk
It will also strengthen ties with Warsaw’s most important ally.
Russian gas deliveries have fuelled a long-standing dispute between Poland and Germany.
The project aims to boost local tourism and symbolised reconciliation between the two countries.
Zbigniew Rau warned of an “escalation of Russia’s aggressive behaviour”.