Poland reinstates border controls with Germany, Lithuania to curb illegal migration

Poland will construct fences along its borders to control “illegal immigration,” Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Monday. The move follows June’s tight presidential election, where nationalist Karol Nawrocki, campaigning on “Poland first, Poles …

Is Washington probing Lithuania’s will to ease Minsk sanctions?

The United States may be testing Lithuania’s willingness to ease sanctions on Belarus, according to high-level sources interviewed by LRT.lt. After a series of visits to Belarus by Washington officials, 14 political prisoners, including the high-profile …

Poland’s border checks represent ‘capitulation to the problem’ – Lithuania’s Nausėda

Poland reintroduces controls on borders with Germany and Lithuania

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Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekers

SLUBICE, Poland (AP) — Poland reinstated border controls on Monday with neighboring Germany and Lithuania following similar German restrictions imposed earlier this year aimed at discouraging asylum-seekers. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, whose …

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Lithuania Urged To Tackle Transport Emissions

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. Lithuania is in the driver's seat to make headway on its long-term energy ambitions if it keeps its nose to the grindstone with proactive policies and tightens the screws on regional cooperation, as …

Lithuania's Airports Lead Baltics With Record Passenger Numbers

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 7. In the first six months of 2025, Lithuania's airports served over 3.3 million passengers-an increase of nearly 9 percent compared to the same period in 2024. According to Lithuanian Airports (LTOU), …

Poland restores border checks for Germany and Lithuania

WARSAW — Poland temporarily reintroduced border controls with Germany and Lithuania at midnight Sunday, saying they are needed to control “illegal immigration”. The issue was central to June’s presidential election where nationalist Karol Nawrocki — who …

Lithuania, Germany Discuss Support for Ukraine, Pressure on Russia

At a meeting in Vilnius on Sunday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed support for Ukraine, increasing pressure on Russia, and defense cooperation. “Discussed Lithuanian-German close cooperation …