Poland aims to complete a border wall topped with barbed wire and close its border with Belarus by next summer in a bid to stop the influx of migrants.
Barbed Wire
To stop the huge flow of migrants, Hungary was one of the first to build a barbed wire fence more than 150 km long, but now the country is short of workers.
Lithuania continues to prepare its preventive defense around its country, having begun to place anti-tank traps called Dragon's Teeth at several airports.
Poland will extend the introduction of a buffer zone on its border with Belarus by 90 days, as the measure has proven effective in reducing illegal migration.
Poland has unveiled a plan for new defenses along its borders with Russia and Belarus, with the image showing a wall, barbed wire, anti-tank obstacles and vegetation.
Barbed wire on the border is not enough - next week the EU government will ask parliament to approve a tough law allowing immediate deportations at the border.
Poland has allocated 10 billion zlotys ($2.55 billion) to strengthen its borders with Russia and Belarus with barbed wire and other means to deter potential aggression.
The Polish border barrier in some places is a fence with razor wire, in parts it is a fence made of concertina wire, and runs along the entire length of Poland’s 186-kilometer border with Belarus.
The European Parliament cannot decide on the financing of border fences and barbed wire, which are needed by many EU countries to protect against illegal migration.
Grandmother of four at 70 is probably Britain's only barbed wire collector
In Germany, a "COVID prison" has opened with a 4.5-meter fence and barbed wire for people who repeatedly violate quarantine rules.
A barbed wire fence was erected next to Gladman's proposed new building in Royston.