Targi Lublin and the MTP Group today opened the two-day Border Protection Fair ‘GRANICE 2026’, Poland’s only trade show dedicated exclusively to border-security technology. The event, running from 24 to 25 June at Lublin’s exhibition centre, brings together more than 120 exhibitors showcasing drones, mobile biometric kiosks, AI-powered video analytics and non-intrusive inspection scanners aimed at customs and border-guard services. The conference agenda mirrors Poland’s current priorities: integrating the EU Entry/Exit System at all external checkpoints, automating freight risk analysis, and hardening the 187-kilometre barrier on the Belarusian frontier.
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For industry visitors who will eventually have to move personnel and equipment across these increasingly sophisticated checkpoints, VisaHQ can simplify the paperwork. The company’s online platform (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) guides applicants through Poland’s visa and residence-permit requirements, provides real-time status updates, and offers optional courier and expedited-processing services—useful features as biometric enrolment and dynamic risk scoring become standard across the region.
Keynotes from the Interior Ministry and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) – headquartered in Warsaw – addressed funding streams available under the EU’s Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management. For corporate security and mobility professionals the fair is an early indicator of products likely to appear at Polish crossing points over the next 12–18 months. Demonstrations include a mobile enrolment unit that can capture four fingerprints in under 20 seconds, and an AI module that flags vehicle roofs modified to hide stowaways – a concern for freight companies hit with fines in Germany and the UK. Poland’s Border Guard confirmed it will pilot a “corridor of trust” at the Terespol rail terminal, using dynamic risk scoring to fast-track pre-vetted logistics operators. If successful, the model could be extended to road freight at Koroszczyn, offering tangible time savings for authorised carriers. The expo is closed to the general public; attendance is restricted to government agencies and vetted industry delegates, underscoring the growing commercial sensitivity of border-security technology. Vendors reported brisk interest from Baltic and Visegrád-group officials, suggesting that regional interoperability will be a theme in forthcoming procurement rounds.
For industry visitors who will eventually have to move personnel and equipment across these increasingly sophisticated checkpoints, VisaHQ can simplify the paperwork. The company’s online platform (https://www.visahq.com/poland/) guides applicants through Poland’s visa and residence-permit requirements, provides real-time status updates, and offers optional courier and expedited-processing services—useful features as biometric enrolment and dynamic risk scoring become standard across the region.
Keynotes from the Interior Ministry and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) – headquartered in Warsaw – addressed funding streams available under the EU’s Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management. For corporate security and mobility professionals the fair is an early indicator of products likely to appear at Polish crossing points over the next 12–18 months. Demonstrations include a mobile enrolment unit that can capture four fingerprints in under 20 seconds, and an AI module that flags vehicle roofs modified to hide stowaways – a concern for freight companies hit with fines in Germany and the UK. Poland’s Border Guard confirmed it will pilot a “corridor of trust” at the Terespol rail terminal, using dynamic risk scoring to fast-track pre-vetted logistics operators. If successful, the model could be extended to road freight at Koroszczyn, offering tangible time savings for authorised carriers. The expo is closed to the general public; attendance is restricted to government agencies and vetted industry delegates, underscoring the growing commercial sensitivity of border-security technology. Vendors reported brisk interest from Baltic and Visegrád-group officials, suggesting that regional interoperability will be a theme in forthcoming procurement rounds.
