Lithuanian and Polish border officials are meeting Thursday to discuss ways to make inspections at their shared border more efficient while Poland maintains temporary controls aimed at curbing secondary migration, Lithuania’s interior minister said.
Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas said the two countries should seek to streamline inspections by focusing on higher-risk vehicles and cargo while allowing regular travellers to cross more quickly.
“Trucks and cargo vans can be inspected, but when we see two people traveling for business, holidays or other purposes, or perhaps a single person, the check could probably be faster,” Katelynas told reporters.
The minister said he raised the issue with Polish counterparts during an informal meeting of European Union justice and home affairs ministers in Dublin last week.
According to Katelynas, border officials from both countries were due to meet Thursday to discuss practical measures to reduce queues at the crossing.
