Polish government to ask president to extend state of emergency on Belarus border

The Polish government will ask the president to extend a state of emergency on the Belarus border by 60 days, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

"The Council of Ministers decided to ask President Andrzej Duda to extend the state of emergency for another 60 days ... the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is still very difficult," Piotr Muller told a news conference.