The safety of Poland comes first – state of emergency near the border with Belarus - The Chancellery of the Prime Minister

The safety of Poland comes first – state of emergency near the border with Belarus

03.09.2021

Recently, the situation at the border between Poland and Belarus has become tense. The actions of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime are an attempt to destabilise the situation in Poland and an instrumental game played at the cost of the immigrants. We are responsible for the safety of Poles and the tightness of our borders. For this reason, at the request of the Council of Ministers, President Andrzej Duda has issued a regulation declaring a state of emergency in certain towns and villages in the Podlaskie and Lubelskie Voivodeships. The state of emergency has been declared for 30 days and concerns only an approx. 3-km-long strip along the border with Belarus.

Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland.

On 2 September 2021, President Andrzej Duda has issued a regulation declaring a 30-day state of emergency in parts of the Podlaskie and Lubelskie Voivodeships. The regulation has been issued at the request of the Council of Ministers. At the same time, the President has submitted the regulation to the Sejm. Marshal Elżbieta Witek has set the date for an additional meeting of the Sejm; it will take place on 6 September.

State of emergency near the border with Belarus

The Polish Government and authorities are constantly monitoring and analysing the situation at our eastern border. We are also taking adequate measures to ensure the safety of our citizens. On of these measures is the declaration of a state of emergency.

Our goal is to make sure that our officers can act and perform their duties freely, while the disturbance in the life of border region residents is minimal.

The state of emergency has been declared for 30 days. It covers 115 towns and villages in the Podlaskie Voivodeship and 68 in the Lubelskie Voivodeship. This means an approx. 3-km-long strip along the border with Belarus. The steps have met with understanding and support on the part of local government authorities. This is very important, as we are taking them solely in the interest of safety of our citizens, especially the residents of the border regions.

The following rules have been introduced:

suspension of the right to organise public gatherings within the area covered by the state of emergency,
suspension of the right to organise mass events, artistic events and entertainment events,
obligation to have an identity card or another identity document upon one’s person at all times,
prohibition to stay within the area covered by the state of the emergency, effective 24 hours a day with exceptions provided for in regulations (does not apply to, among others, permanent residents of the area),
prohibition to capture, record or photograph structures and areas encompassing the border infrastructure, including the images of Border Guard officers, Police officers and soldiers,
limitation of access to public information concerning the activities undertaken within the area covered by the state of emergency related to protection of state borders and prevention of illegal migration.

Difficult situation at the border with Belarus

The situation at the border with Belarus is critical and tense. Alexander Lukashenko’s regime is playing an instrumental game at the cost of immigrants. According to estimates, approx. 10 thousand Iraqi citizens have been brought to Minsk over the last few weeks.

Only in August, approx. 3 thousand people tried to illegally enter the territory of Poland and the European Union. The Polish Government is responsible not only for our citizens and the safety of our country. The border between Poland and Belarus is the external border of the European Union, which we must protect in accordance with our obligations towards our allies. Its breach would cause hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter the European Union.

Regulations applicable during the state of emergency

- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 2 September 2021 on limitation of freedoms and rights in relation to declaration of a state of emergency

- Regulation of the President of the Republic of Poland of 2 September 2021 on declaration of a state of emergency in parts of the Podlaskie Voivodeship and in parts of the Lubelskie Voivodeship

- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 2 September 2021 on limitation of the right to own firearms, ammunition and explosives as well as other types of weapons

List of towns and villages covered by the state of emergency:

No.	surveying section	gmina	poviat
1	NIEMIRÓW	Mielnik	siemiatycki
2	MĘTNA	Mielnik	siemiatycki
3	TOKARY	Mielnik	siemiatycki
4	WILANOWO	Mielnik	siemiatycki
5	KLUKOWICZE	Nurzec-Stacja	siemiatycki
6	LITWINOWICZE	Nurzec-Stacja	siemiatycki
7	WYCZÓŁKI	Nurzec-Stacja	siemiatycki
8	BOBRÓWKA	Czeremcha	hajnowski
9	ZUBACZE	Czeremcha	hajnowski
10	PISZCZATKA	Czeremcha	hajnowski
11	POŁOWCE	Czeremcha	hajnowski
12	STAWISZCZE	Czeremcha	hajnowski
13	CZEREMCHA	Czeremcha	hajnowski
14	WÓLKA TERECHOWSKA	Czeremcha	hajnowski
15	KUZAWA	Czeremcha	hajnowski
16	OPAKA DUŻA	Czeremcha	hajnowski
17	POHULANKA	Czeremcha	hajnowski
18	POLICZNA	Kleszczele	hajnowski
19	BIAŁA STRAŻ	Kleszczele	hajnowski
20	WOJNÓWKA	Dubicze Cerkiewne	hajnowski
21	STARZYNA	Dubicze Cerkiewne	hajnowski
22	GÓRNY GRÓD	Dubicze Cerkiewne	hajnowski
23	KLAKOWO	Dubicze Cerkiewne	hajnowski
24	KRUGŁE	Dubicze Cerkiewne	hajnowski
25	WYGON	Dubicze Cerkiewne	hajnowski
26	WIERZCHOWSKIE	Hajnówka	hajnowski
27	PODOLANY	Białowieża	hajnowski
28	BIAŁOWIEŻA	Białowieża	hajnowski
29	ZASTAWA KRZYŻE	Białowieża	hajnowski
30	GRUSZKI	Narewka	hajnowski
31	STARE MASIEWO	Narewka	hajnowski
32	MASIEWO NOWE	Narewka	hajnowski
33	BABIA GÓRA	Narewka	hajnowski
34	BRZEZINA	Michałowo	białostocki
35	CISÓWKA	Michałowo	białostocki
36	ZALESZANY	Michałowo	białostocki
37	NOWOSADY	Michałowo	białostocki
38	JAŁÓWKA	Michałowo	białostocki
39	KONDRATKI	Michałowo	białostocki
40	GONCZARY	Michałowo	białostocki
41	KITURYKI	Michałowo	białostocki
42	DUBLANY	Michałowo	białostocki
43	KOLONIA MOSTOWLANY	Michałowo	białostocki
44	MOSTOWLANY	Gródek	białostocki
45	ZIELONA	Gródek	białostocki
46	ZUBRY	Gródek	białostocki
47	ŚWISŁOCZANY	Gródek	białostocki
48	GOBIATY	Gródek	białostocki
49	NAREJKI	Gródek	białostocki
50	BOBROWNIKI	Gródek	białostocki
51	JARYŁÓWKA	Gródek	białostocki
52	CHOMONTOWCE	Gródek	białostocki
53	RUDAKI	Krynki	sokólski
54	ŁOSINIANY	Krynki	sokólski
55	KRUSZYNIANY	Krynki	sokólski
56	OZIERANY WIELKIE	Krynki	sokólski
57	BIAŁOGORCE	Krynki	sokólski
58	OZIERANY MAŁE	Krynki	sokólski
59	KUNDZICZE TREJGLE	Krynki	sokólski
60	ŁAPICZE	Krynki	sokólski
61	KRYNKI	Krynki	sokólski
62	KRYNKI MIASTO	Krynki	sokólski
63	JUROWLANY	Krynki	sokólski
64	PIEROŻKI	Szudziałowo	sokólski
65	GRZYBOWSZCZYZNA	Szudziałowo	sokólski
66	HARKAWICZE	Szudziałowo	sokólski
67	USNARZ GÓRNY	Szudziałowo	sokólski
68	BABIKI	Szudziałowo	sokólski
69	MINKOWCE	Szudziałowo	sokólski
70	ZUBRZYCA MAŁA	Szudziałowo	sokólski
71	MISZKINIKI	Szudziałowo	sokólski
72	ZUBRZYCA WIELKA	Szudziałowo	sokólski
73	WOJNOWCE	Szudziałowo	sokólski
74	NOMIKI	Sokółka	sokólski
75	ZAŚPICZE	Sokółka	sokólski
76	BILMINY I PALESTYNA	Kuźnica	sokólski
77	KLIMÓWKA	Kuźnica	sokólski
78	SZYMAKI	Kuźnica	sokólski
79	CZEPIELE	Kuźnica	sokólski
80	TOŁCZE	Kuźnica	sokólski
81	PARCZOWCE	Kuźnica	sokólski
82	NOWODZIEL	Kuźnica	sokólski
83	CZUPRYNOWO	Kuźnica	sokólski
84	KUŹNICA	Kuźnica	sokólski
85	KOWALE KOL.	Kuźnica	sokólski
86	CHREPTOWCE	Kuźnica	sokólski
87	WOJNOWCE	Kuźnica	sokólski
88	KOWALE	Kuźnica	sokólski
89	SACZKOWCE	Kuźnica	sokólski
90	KUŚCIŃCE-WOŁYŃCE	Kuźnica	sokólski
91	ZAJZDRA	Kuźnica	sokólski
92	POHORANY	Sidra	sokólski
93	KRZYSZTOFOROWO	Sidra	sokólski
94	CHWOROŚCIANY	Nowy Dwór	sokólski
95	NOWY DWÓR	Nowy Dwór	sokólski
96	ROGACZE	Nowy Dwór	sokólski
97	JAGINTY	Nowy Dwór	sokólski
98	CHORUŻOWCE	Nowy Dwór	sokólski
99	DOLINCZANY	Lipsk	augustowski
100	LIPSZCZANY	Lipsk	augustowski
101	RYGAŁÓWKA	Lipsk	augustowski
102	RAKOWICZE	Lipsk	augustowski
103	SIÓŁKO	Lipsk	augustowski
104	LICHOSIELCE	Lipsk	augustowski
105	KOPCZANY	Lipsk	augustowski
106	BARTNIKI	Lipsk	augustowski
107	STARE LEŚNE BOHATERY	Lipsk	augustowski
108	NOWE LEŚNE BOHATERY	Lipsk	augustowski
109	WOŁKUSZ	Lipsk	augustowski
110	LUBINOWO	Lipsk	augustowski
111	GRUSZKI	Płaska	augustowski
112	RUDAWKA	Płaska	augustowski
113	RYGOL	Płaska	augustowski
114	MUŁY	Giby	sejneński
115	DWORCZYSKO	Giby	sejneński

Towns and villages in the Podlaskie Voivodeship:

No.	surveying section	gmina	poviat
1	SOBIBÓR	Włodawa	włodawski
2	ORCHÓWEK	Włodawa	włodawski
3	WŁODAWA I	Włodawa	włodawski
4	WŁODAWA II	Włodawa	włodawski
5	SUSZNO	Włodawa	włodawski
6	SZUMINKA	Włodawa	włodawski
7	RÓŻANKA	Włodawa	włodawski
8	STAWKI	Włodawa	włodawski
9	PAWLUKI	Hanna	włodawski
10	DOŁHOBRODY	Hanna	włodawski
11	HANNA	Hanna	włodawski
12	KUZAWKA	Hanna	włodawski
13	JANÓWKA	Hanna	włodawski
14	KUZAWKA KOLONIA	Sławatycze	bialski
15	SŁAWATYCZE	Sławatycze	bialski
16	MOŚCICE DOLNE	Sławatycze	bialski
17	LISZNA	Sławatycze	bialski
18	NOWOSIÓŁKI	Sławatycze	bialski
19	TEREBISKI	Sławatycze	bialski
20	JABŁECZNA	Sławatycze	bialski
21	PAROŚLA PNISKI	Sławatycze	bialski
22	SZOSTAKI	Kodeń	bialski
23	ZABŁOCIE	Kodeń	bialski
24	ZABŁOCIE KOLONIA	Kodeń	bialski
25	ZALEWSZE	Kodeń	bialski
26	KODEŃ III	Kodeń	bialski
27	KODEŃ II	Kodeń	bialski
28	KODEŃ I	Kodeń	bialski
29	ELŻBIECIN	Kodeń	bialski
30	ZAHACIE	Kodeń	bialski
31	OKCZYN	Kodeń	bialski
32	KOSTOMŁOTY	Kodeń	bialski
33	MURAWIEC - ŻUKI	Terespol	bialski
34	KOŁPIN OGRODNIKI	Terespol	bialski
35	DOBRATYCZE KOLONIA	Terespol	bialski
36	LEBIEDZIEW	Terespol	bialski
37	MICHALKÓW	Terespol	bialski
38	POLATYCZE	Terespol	bialski
39	BŁOTKÓW	Terespol	bialski
40	TERESPOL	Terespol	bialski
41	ŁOBACZEW MAŁY	Terespol	bialski
42	LECHUTY MAŁE	Terespol	bialski
43	SAMOWICZE	Terespol	bialski
44	KUKURYKI	Terespol	bialski
45	KUZAWKA	Terespol	bialski
46	NEPLE	Terespol	bialski
47	STARZYNKA	Terespol	bialski
48	MOKRANY STARE	Zalesie	bialski
49	MOKRANY NOWE	Zalesie	bialski
50	KRZYCZEW	Terespol	bialski
51	BOHUKAŁY	Terespol	bialski
52	ŁĘGI	Terespol	bialski
53	PRATULIN	Rokitno	bialski
54	ZACZOPKI	Rokitno	bialski
55	DERŁO	Rokitno	bialski
56	WOROBLIN	Janów Podlaski	bialski
57	OSTRÓW	Janów Podlaski	bialski
58	JANOW PODLASKI WYGODA	Janów Podlaski	bialski
59	WERCHLIŚ	Janów Podlaski	bialski
60	JANÓW PODLASKI WIEŚ	Janów Podlaski	bialski
61	STARY PAWŁÓW	Janów Podlaski	bialski
62	STARE BUCZYCE	Janów Podlaski	bialski
63	BUBEL GRANNA	Janów Podlaski	bialski
64	BUBEL ŁUKOWISKA	Janów Podlaski	bialski
65	STARY BUBEL	Janów Podlaski	bialski
66	KONSTANTYNÓW WIEŚ	Konstantynów	bialski
67	ANTOLIN	Konstantynów	bialski
68	GNOJNO	Konstantynów	bialski