Poland border controls start today: Travelers need to know!

Poland border controls start today: Travelers need to know!

Meißen, Deutschland - In Poland, the temporary controls on the border with Germany started today. This measure affects a total of 52 transitions and should last until August 5. In particular, the focus is on buses, minibuses and cars with many inmates, such as [diesachsen.de] (https://www.diesachsen.de/polens-kolens-konrollen-an---- Deutschland-aufen-an-3034022). At midnight, the checks started, the travelers stop to always have their identity card or passport at hand.

The border controls are introduced to the more restrictive measures in Germany. Since October 2023, sample controls have been established on the border with Poland to stop the irregular migration. Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) ordered more intensive border controls in May that significantly influence the situation on the border.

The effects of German border controls

The first record of German border controls shows a significant response: In the week after the change of government, the federal police rejected 739 people at the border, including 51, who were looking for asylum. In the second week, this number rose to 1,676 rejections, 123 of these applications were rejected, reports zdf.de. It seems that the measures have an effect, because irregular migration to Germany goes back.

2023 almost 130,000 illegal entry were registered, while only 80,000 are expected for 2024 - a decline of over a third. The extrapolation for 2025 even indicates the lowest level since 2021. However, researchers from DEZIM e.V. criticize that the figures are not very transparent and appear selective.

The situation at the European external border

Not only the situation on the border with Germany is influenced, other limits of the EU experience changes. The controls on the border to Lithuania are already being planned. The reasons for the decline in unauthorized entry are diverse: more stable conditions in the countries of origin such as Syria, a harder external protection of the EU and the cooperation with third countries, especially in North Africa, play a crucial role in the reports.

In addition, the German authorities in 2023 showed a remarkable increase in the findings of unauthorized entry: 127,549 cases, which corresponds to an increase of 38.7 % compared to the previous year bamf.de.

Although the economic costs of the border controls with an estimated 27.6 million euros from September to December can be seen for a short period of time, it is expected that long -term follow -up costs of up to 1.1 billion euros could arise from disorders in goods traffic. This high burden causes the question of how sustainable and effectively the border controls actually are.

The political discussions about asylum and migration remain a hot iron in view of these developments. It remains to be seen whether these measures really bring the hoped -for security or are just a game ball of political interests. The situation at the borders is still tense, but one thing is certain: the controls have brought a new pulse into the debate about migration.