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Poland and Hungary against migration pact says EU source

Poland's Permanent Representative at the EU, Andrzej Sadoś, called on the EU Spanish Presidency to do its best so that consensus could be reached during further work on a migration and asylum policy reform in accordance with earlier decisions taken by European Council, which placed the emphasis on voluntary support for countries under migration pressure. Stephanie Lecocq/PAP/EPA

Poland and Hungary voted against the last part of an EU migrant relocation pact during a meeting of ambassadors of EU countries in Brussels on Wednesday, PAP was told by a Brussels source.

Polish Border Guard stops over 1600 migrants on Slovak border in 2023

The Polish Border Guard has detained 1,603 migrants on its border with Slovakia and 279 people on the border with the Czech Republic, the spokesperson for the Border Guard has told PAP.

Poland introduces controls on border with Slovakia

Poland has decided to introduce temporary controls on its border with Slovakia, the interior minister has said.

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Human traffickers seek new paths after Belarusian route blocked says official

A Polish deputy interior minister has said that people smugglers have started looking for new routes into the European Union owing to Poland successfully blocking a route from Belarus.

Poland mulls border checks at border with Germany

Poland has introduced border controls with Slovakia and is also considering it on borders with other countries, including Germany, the spokesman for the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) has said.

Court bans justice minister from commenting on Agnieszka Holland

The Warsaw Regional Court has ordered Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's justice minister, not to make public statements about film director Agnieszka Holland and her work, lawyers for Holland announced on Tuesday.

Poland's Nato allies concerned about Polish visa scandal says Tusk

Donald Tusk, leader of Poland's main opposition party, the centrist Civic Platform (PO), has said that Poland's Nato allies, including the US, are concerned that migrants with Polish visas have appeared even at the US-Mexico border.

Poland imposes vehicle checks at border with Slovakia

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has ordered the interior minister to introduce checks of vehicles at the Polish-Slovak border to stop migrants from crossing Poland on their way to Germany via the so-called Balkan route.

Poland mulling decision on stricter checks at border with Slovakia

Poland may step up border checks at its border with Slovakia to stop migrants crossing Poland on their way to Germany via the so-called Balkan route, the government spokesman has said.

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