Poland says the aim of reinstating border checks is to curb irregular migration along the Balkan route.
Slovakia states its measures are intended to help reduce the number of illegal migrants who transit through the territory of Slovakia to other countries of the European Union.
Crossing the border from Slovakia into Poland is possible at the following 9 road border crossings:
- Radoszyce
- Barwinek
- Muszynka
- Leluchów
- Piwniczna-Zdrój – Mnišek nad Popradom
- Jurgów
- Chyżne
- Korbielów
- Zwardoń – Skalité Platforma
Slovakia says that border checks will be carried out as before along the entire length of the internal border with Hungary “in a flexible manner, appropriate to the current threat and depending on the development of the security situation”.