A fresh decision on the border with Belarus. The minister's signature came in

polsatnews.pl 4 weeks ago

The buffer region at the border with Belarus is extended. The regulation under which the above decision was taken was signed by the Minister of the Interior and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak. According to the ministry, updated regulations will enter into force on Sunday.

The Regulation extends by another 90 temporary days prohibition of residence in a circumstantial areain the buffer region adjacent to border with Belarus. It includes - as before - a distance of 78.29 kmlocated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship.

Buffer region inactive on the border with Belarus. There's a fresh regulation

Document signed by the Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, includes land within the territorial scope of border guards: Michałowo, Narewka, Bialowieża, Orthodox Dubiches and Chervil. The runway of 59.24 km is completely prohibited at 200 metres from the state border line.

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In addition, over 15.26 km in naturally valuable regions, This region is wider and is about 2 km. In turn, up to 4 km from the border is prohibited on the 3.79 km stretch. As the Ministry of abroad Affairs emphasizes, this area is mainly wooded, marshy and wet, which impedes the operation of the services. In addition, in the opinion of the ministry, this poses a threat to the life and wellness of the people who got there from Belarus.

Less attempts to illegally cross the border with Belarus

The Ministry indicates that the temporary ban on residence in the buffer region allows for more effective border guards activities and better border protection. Since the introduction of the zone, there has been a crucial decrease in attempts to illegally cross the border - according to the Ministry of abroad Affairs decreased by about 28 percent.

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"From 13 June 2024 to 1 June 2025 was reported almost 22.5 1000 specified attempts. In the same period, before the region was introduced, there were over 31,2 1000 of them" - the Ministry of abroad Affairs said. No residence since 13 June 2024 and concerns the border belt along the Polish-Belarusian border.

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The Ministry of abroad Affairs informs that in 2024 the Border defender presented allegations of organising or supporting illegal migration against 598 people - Ukrainian citizens (280), Poland (87), Belarus (50) and Georgia (30). 155 of them were arrested temporarily. Border defender released 613 consentsto stay in the buffer zone.

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