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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin and Jakub Krupa in London

Poland begins controls on borders with Germany and Lithuania

A protester holds up a sign saying: 'Open hearts, open minds, open borders,' at the border crossing.
Protesters hold up signs as Polish border police monitor vehicles arriving from Germany in Słubice, Poland. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Poland has reintroduced temporary border controls with Germany and Lithuania in response to public concerns over irregular migration.

The measures came into force at midnight on Sunday and will last until 5 August, in the latest example of EU governments imposing measures that are straining the fabric of the bloc’s passport-free Schengen zone.

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