Belarus: Poland Continues To Restrict Access To The Border Area

After three months, the state of emergency in Poland will expire in the border region with Belarus. But a new law allows journalists to continue to be denied access.

After the end of the three-month state of emergency , Poland is restricting access to the border area with Belarus with a new law. The regulation passed by the Polish parliament and signed by President Andrzej Duda makes it possible, on the recommendation of the national border protection authority, to deny access to an area 15 kilometers wide for security reasons. Exceptions should only be made for residents or for people who work or study there.

Migration: Frontex Is To Monitor The English Channel From The Air

After the death of 27 refugees in the English Channel, the residents want to crack down on people smugglers. A Frontex aircraft is to monitor the inlet "day and night".

At a crisis meeting on migration across the English Channel, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany agreed to crack down on smugglers. From Wednesday, an aircraft belonging to the EU border protection agency Frontex is to monitor the coast of the English Channel.

Refugees | Thousands Of People In The Border Area Spent The Night In Tents

In the Polish-Belarusian border region, up to 4,000 people camp in icy temperatures. Lithuania wants to impose a state of emergency for its border area.

When the temperature was below zero, thousands of refugees spent the night in tents in the border region between Belarus and Poland. Belarusian state media released photos and videos of people gathered around campfires and children lying in sleeping bags on the ground in the forest area. The local Polish police authority announced on Twitter that it was quiet except for a stone's throw.