Border Guards structure and powers to be changed to conform with EU

It is necessary to change the structure and enlarge the responsibilities of the Polish Boarder Guard (SG), to conform with European Union (EU) standards. Sejm is working on changes to the SG regulations at the moment. SG would operate as a police unit. Its officers would have the right to operate throughout the country, unlike now where they are restricted to border zones. They would have the right to investigate whether a foreigner is in Poland on a legal basis. It is estimated that a reorganized SG would employ at least 18,000 officers instead of the 10,000 currently. (Rzeczpospolita, B3)