Correspondent in Brussels
They are, for some, the detestable symbol of a Europe turned fortress, a resurgence of the Berlin Wall.
And, for others, the only solution to more effective protection of the EU's external borders.
Concrete walls, sharp barbed wire and other metal barriers are, in any case, once again on the rise at the Union's external borders, as Belarus launched an attack, attracting thousands of migrants to Minsk for them. then push to Europe.
Poland, which has already unrolled impressive rolls of barbed wire at the Belarusian border, will begin construction of a wall in December.
Cost of the operation: 345 million euros for the reinforcement of 180 km of border.
Lithuania will invest 152 million to protect 508 km.
To this should be added 42 million for surveillance systems.
In Latvia, a country for the time being relatively spared by the Minsk regime, we are taking the lead.
A provisional closure
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