The Polish government has said that border controls will be reintroduced for Schengen zone neighbours during the Euro 2012 tournament.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Interior Minister Jacek Cichocki said that checks will not be made on every vehicle entering the country, and that in practice there would be little visible change.
Dominik Tracz, Commander-in-Chief of Poland's Border Guards, added that 60 special minibuses – so-called ‘Schengen-buses’ - will be employed to make fast, on-the-spot checks, at 254 locations around the country.
“We are sticking to the rules,” he said of the checks.
“They won't be made on everybody nor every vehicle.”
Poland dropped border checks for Schengen zone neighbours - Germany, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Lithuania - in 2007.
However, with Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine still outside the Schengen zone, and travellers used to long delays at the border, officials are facing additional problems in ensuring a smooth flow of supporters between the two countries.
Under EU law, temporary reinstatement of border controls is possible in special cases that relate to risks to public safety. Poland's decision echoes that of Germany during the 2006 World Cup, and that of Austria and Switzerland during Euro 2008. (nh/pg)
Source: http://www.thenews.pl/
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