Border controls from Monday: This is how the rules change in MV!

Border controls from Monday: This is how the rules change in MV!

From Monday, July 7th, the air on the German-Polish border in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will be noticeably thicker. The announced border controls should focus more on this region for 30 days. Drivers and cyclists in particular have to be prepared for restrictions- lanes and some important bicycle and shipping routes are blocked. Even new speed limits are introduced to ensure the traffic around the controls, such as the Ostsee-Zeitung reported. Over 400 emergency services are parked for this to carry out the controls that will take place in the random principle.

Important for travelers: an ID document, be it a passport or an ID card, is essential to cross the limit. Despite the restrictions, the passage in 19 places, including all border crossings in Swinünde, remains possible. However, cyclists have to prepare for closures on popular bicycle routes in Barnimslow, Kolbitzow and Pargow. There are also restrictions on the waterway, especially on the Oder. In addition, there are sensitive fines in the event of faults of the controls of up to 1000 zloty (around 235 euros), while public disorders or the organization of illegal immigration can be punished with prison terms of up to eight years.

Current developments on migration

The introductions of such comprehensive controls provide excitement in that the ndr Irregular migration on the border has been noticeably decreasing for months. For example, in January 2025, the Federal Police only registered 72 unauthorized entry between Pomellen and Ahlbeck - a significant decline compared to the 116 entry in the same month of the previous year. Among other things, the cold season and the increased fastening of the Belarusian-Polish border with fences and barbed wire are mentioned as possible causes.

The Tagesschau emphasizes that the overall picture of unauthorized entry in Germany also looks positive through the new checks. Before resuscitation of stationary controls, more than 700 unauthorized entry at various borders was often registered every day. In the meantime, the number has dropped to less than 300, which is a clear increase in trendions.

gren markings and safety aspects

However, not all measures seem to be unproblematic. Residents have already tried to monitor the borders independently, which can lead to tensions and conflicts. The district prosecutor's office in Stettin has started an investigation into incidents on the border between Ahlbeck and Swinünde. Apart from these challenges, the goal of the controls is considered important: combating illegal immigration and smuggling, without burdening the daily life of the residents too much or affecting goods traffic.

A positive sign is that despite the strict controls and the increased security measures, the decline in illegal migration can also be recorded in other regions of Germany. Immigration policy seems to not only have local effects, even if it is controversial, but also to set an entire country in motion. The coming weeks will therefore be trend-setting for the border management strategy of Germany and its neighbors.