The interior ministry spokesman says the incident justifies Poland’s decision to restore border controls from next week.
The interior ministry spokesman says the incident justifies Poland’s decision to restore border controls from next week.
EU data indicate that some Ukrainian refugees are moving west.
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It is the 14th body to have been found on the Polish side of the border since the migration surge started last summer.
NGOs claim the girl was separated from her parents by the Polish authorities, but the border guard denies this.
Tensions flared up on the border as migrants threw stones towards Polish troops.
Poland’s government warned of attempts by Minsk to provoke a “major incident”.
The death toll on the Polish side of the border is now at least seven.
The prime minister said this was not Poland’s “final word” in helping NATO in Afghanistan.
Poland has experienced one of the EU’s biggest waves of immigration in recent years.
The most common reason for remaining in Poland over the holidays was to work.
Seven EU member states say they wikk not accept compulsory relocation of migrants within the EU.
The government responds to pleas from local authorities and protests from employers and workers.