Massive demo in Görlitz: 1,000 self -proclaimed border guards expected!

Massive demo in Görlitz: 1,000 self -proclaimed border guards expected!

Next Saturday, July 6, 2025, the city bridge between Görlitz and Zgorzelec will be closed to traffic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The reason for this? A large -scale demonstration against the asylum policy of the federal government and the policy of the Polish head of government Donald Tusk. The assembly is organized by the group "Ruch Obrony Granicum", which specializes in the formation of border security for border security. Up to 1,000 demonstrators are expected to do so, such as the Saxon reported.

The police have already signposted diversions for traffic, the drivers are asked to use alternative routes such as the Hagenwerder/Radomierzyce border crossing. During the demonstration, the police will be responsible for security on the Polish side, while the federal police and the state police keep an eye on the Situation on the German side. In view of reports, this happens that self -proclaimed border guards in Zgorzelec are active and a smaller demo took place a week ago.

the political context

The demonstration takes place at a tension -charged time. Poland Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak has announced a tough approach to the ultra -right vigilante who organize so -called patrols on the border. In the past few months, there has been an increase in unauthorized entry that deals with the politics of both countries. In the period from September to April 2025, the federal police registered over 33,000 unauthorized entry.

In the German government, the situation causes discussions: Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), who was only appointed the new Federal Minister of the Interior on Wednesday, announced an increase in border controls. The number of federal police officers at the borders is to be increased from 11,000 to 14,000. In addition, rejections of migrants should be possible again in asylum issues, which means that previous regulations from 2015 mean. However, this is perceived as controversial, since both critics and proponents are clearly audible voices, as the Radio Lausitz reports.

The demands and reactions

An open topic remains the discussion about reparation payments for Poland, which were requested on a banner during the demonstration. While Dobrindt assures that he wants to secure the German borders strongly, the new Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasizes that the question of reparations has been legally concluded. Nevertheless, the door is open to joint projects with Poland, said Merz during a meeting in Warsaw.

It remains to be observed how the situation will develop on the border, in particular with the upcoming introduction of real border controls when entering Poland from next Monday. A rethinking in European asylum policy seems necessary to do justice to both countries and possibly find long-lasting solutions, such as the Süddeutsche noted.