Border controls in Görlitz: commuters fight with long waiting times!

Border controls in Görlitz: commuters fight with long waiting times!

Bautzen, Deutschland - The challenges on the border with Poland have risen significantly in the past few days. Since Monday, October 16, the German authorities have been running controls to almost all transitions in the Görlitz district. This measure was perceived in advance by commuters, because the new controls could lead to longer waiting times, especially on the highly frequented A4. According to Sächsische Zeitung there are already dangerous situations in rest and parking spaces, where there is a large number of trucks at night.

The controls were introduced at the suggestion of Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser to combat smuggling crime and should initially remain until December 15th, as well as Radio Lausitz . The mayors of Görlitz and Zgorzelec have already met with the head of the Federal Police Inspection Ludwigsdorf, but so far no solutions to improve the situation for commuters have been in sight.

The consequences for commuters and business

The border controls bring inconvenience with it for thousands of commuters and concern concerns about delays. Working people who have to commute across the border every day are particularly affected. The A4, a central traffic artery, is additionally loaded by the controls, which leads to an increased level of stress among those affected. In particular, the trade associations warn of possible damage to the goods traffic within the euro area, which reminds of the problem that was already increasing in 2023 due to the increasing number of irregular migrations.

Since the resumption of these temporary controls at the German borders, around 57,000 unauthorized entry have been recorded. At the borders to Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, control has been checked since mid -2023, and the need for these measures is illustrated by the burden of war refugees from Ukraine. Further information about these developments can be found on Merkur

A look at other topics in the district

The situation on the border and the associated challenges are a hot topic in the region. The dialogue between those responsible urgently needs to be intensified so that solutions are found that offer both security and the pendants enable a smooth transition.