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Weronika Achramowicz (Poland)

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Effective 25 September 2025, Poland has officially partially opened its border with Belarus. This move was announced by the Polish Prime Minister on 23 September 2025. From 25 September 2025, the road border crossing in Terespol (for personal movement) and Kukuryki (for commercial movement which is permitted exclusively for vehicles registered in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland) are open. Additionally, the rail border crossings in Terespol, Kuźnica Białostocka, Zubki Białostockie (inactive), and Siemianówka are open…

Effective 12 September 2025, Poland has officially closed all border crossings with Belarus until further notice. This move was announced by the Polish Minister of Interior Affairs on 10 September 2025, in response to the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercise “Zapad 2025”. From 12 September 2025, no commercial or person movement is possible through any of the Polish-Belarusian border crossings. The closure applies to road, rail, and pedestrian traffic, effectively sealing the border. Poland’s border policy…

Poland has adopted significant amendments to the Act of 13 April 2022 on Special Measures Relative to Counteracting the Support for the Aggression Against Ukraine and Relative to National Security Protection (known as the Polish Sanctions Act) and other related legislation, such as the Act of 16 November 2016 on the National Revenue Administration and the Act of 1 March 2018 on Counteracting Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism. The main goal of this legislation…

The U.S. has recently made public that a number of countries have joined a pledge to implement export controls on spyware technology. This is part of a broader initiative to establish trade barriers for cyber-related items that could potentially be used in human rights abuses. On March 18, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Poland, and South Korea became part of the commitment, joining the U.S., Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland,…