Poland will construct fences along its borders to control "illegal immigration," Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said Monday. The move follows June's tight presidential election, where nationalist Karol Nawrocki,

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland will introduce temporary controls along borders with Germany and Lithuania on July 7, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Tuesday, echoing several other European Union countries in reimposing frontier checks to stem illegal migration.

Tensions have flared between the two countries over how to deal with refugees trying to cross from Poland to Germany amid wider frustrations over migration. Germany says refugees cannot be granted asylum if they have also made applications to other countries,

A border stone of Poland is seen as Polish border guards check a vehicle at Polish-German border, as Poland starts controls on borders with Germany, Lithuania over migration, near the German town of Frankfurt an der Oder,

Checks by Poland at its borders with Germany and Lithuania started on Monday in a retaliatory move by Prime Minister Donald Tusk against recent actions by Berlin aimed at curbing irregular migration.

Poland is beginning spot checks at its shared border with Germany, with random checks being carried out from Monday onwards at a total of 52 border crossings, authorities say. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the temporary border checks at the start of July in response to stricter German controls at the shared border.

Polish officials will begin checks on the border with Germany on Monday, focusing on vehicles with tinted windows and those carrying multiple passengers, border guard spokesman Konrad Szwed told the PAP news agency.