Poland Declares State Of Emergency

Poland has declared a state of emergency in a 3km-zone covering 183 towns along its border with Belarus, giving security forces more powers to keep out migrants being pushed across by Belarusian authorities in retaliation at EU sanctions, EUobserver.com reports.

“No trips, no happenings, and demonstrations will be able to be organised along this border zone,” Polish interior minister Mariusz Kamiński said, referring to previous visits by pro-refugee NGOs to the area.