Poland and the Czech Republic will conclude an agreement on police and cross-border cooperation in the coming weeks, Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński announced after a meeting in Lubań with Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of the Interior Vít Rakušan. Countering the weaponization of migration and joint efforts aimed at strengthening security as a response to Russian provocations were also discussed during the meeting.

Starting on midnight, the border with Belarus will remain closed until further notice. The government's decision is connected with the aggressive Russian-Belarusian Zapad 2025 military exercises, which are slated to start on Friday. The government will restore traffic when the safety of Poles is fully guaranteed, stated Marcin Kierwiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration, at the Terespol border crossing.

Thousands of travellers from all over the world arrive at Warsaw's Chopin Airport every day and pass through the border check carried out by the Border Guard. On Saturday, 9 August 2025, Minister Marcin Kierwiński reviewed the operations, structure and challenges faced by officers responsible for border traffic and security at the Warsaw Airport. As early as October 2025, border controls will be faster and more efficient with the launch of the European Entry/Exit System (EES). Poland, as one of the first EU countries, is already fully ready to start controls using this modern, integrated European border control system.

Temporary controls on the borders with Germany and Lithuania were extended until 4 October this year. Another regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 1 August 2025 has been published in the Journal of Laws, which extends until 4 October the controls on the border with Germany and Lithuania, temporarily introduced on 7 July this year. The new regulation entered into force on Wednesday, 6 August, of this year.

Temporary controls on the borders with Germany and Lithuania are extended until 4 October this year. On Friday, the relevant regulation was issued and sent for notification to the European Commission, Minister of Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński informed. 'We can see that these controls are bearing fruit. These measures are effective, and they are carried out with the full understanding of our European partners', stressed the head of the MIA.

The eastern border is today the main frontline in the fight against illegal migration', Minister Marcin Kierwiński said at a press conference held at the point where the borders of Poland, Belarus and Ukraine meet. 'The effectiveness of barriers today reaches 98%. This is the result of huge investment and commitment by officers. Border security is the security of each and every Pole', he stressed.

On 1 August this year, doctors working at the State Medical Institute (SMI) of the Ministry of Interior and Administration - cardiac surgeon Prof. Piotr Suwalski and urologist Dr Paweł Wisz - carried out remote robotic operations. The specialists performed robotic surgeries on patients at the Institute in Warsaw, while operating a console at the MIA hospital in Gdańsk. This was Europe's first remote surgical operation carried out in different hospitals.

On Monday 28 July, the ministers of interior of Poland and Moldova met at the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior and Administration in Warsaw to discuss current security challenges in Europe. The upcoming elections in Moldova, foreign hybrid activities, and law enforcement cooperation were the main topics of the meeting. Minister Marcin Kierwiński and Minister Daniella Misail-Nichitin also discussed further strengthening the cooperation between Poland and Moldova in the area of internal affairs.

'The decisions we made are not directed against Lithuania or its citizens', said the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak. The Minister met with his Lithuanian counterpart, Vladislav Kondratovič, at the Budzisko border crossing. The meeting was also attended by Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration Maciej Duszczyk, Deputy Minister of the Interior of Lithuania Gintaras Aliksandravičius, Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship Jacek Brzozowski, Commander-in-Chief of the Border Guard, General Robert Bagan and the commander of the State Border Guard Service of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, General Rustamas Liubajevas.

On Thursday, 3 July, Minister of the Interior and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak met in Rome with Matteo Piantedosi, Minister of the Interior of the Italian Republic. The visit to Italy was an important follow-up to the Polish-Italian dialogue around key topics in the European debate - migration and the fight against crime.