Border controls: Poland expects traffic chaos on the German-Polish border

Border controls: Poland expects traffic chaos on the German-Polish border

Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland - The current developments on the German-Polish border provide a lot of conversation and resentment on both sides. From Monday, July 7, 2025, Poland will introduce its own controls on the border with Germany. This is reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung Government spokesman Adam Szlapka expects traffic disorders, but emphasizes that one strives to keep the inconveniences as low as possible.

The introduction of these controls is a reaction to the random controls by Germany since October 2023, which have been decided to contain irregular migration. Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) intensified the measures, including the possibility of rejections from asylum seekers. This encounters resistance because the rejections from Germany in Poland are highly controversial. Szlapka contradicts the reports of the right -wing conservative opposition party PIS, who claim that the number of migrants coming across the border has increased dramatically. He assures that the situation is under control.

reactions and political tensions

The new regulation ensures some hustle and bustle in Polish politics. Representatives of the PI who criticize the pro -European government of Donald Tusk accuse her of accepting migrants from Germany. Meanwhile, right -wing radical groups have organized community teachers on the border, which are supported by the PIS and the future President Karol Nawrocki. Tusk himself has emphasized that the decision to introduce border controls has a significant impact on the freedom of movement of the people and the Schengen area, which has been abolishing stations between EU countries for four decades, further questions.

The federal government has extended the controls at all German borders in recent months to combat the increase in illegal entry. This is also explained Tagesschau , which has been pointed out that around 3,300 rejections have taken place on the German land boundaries since 8.300, including 160 due to the new instructions. However, the legal foundations of these measures are controversial. The Council of Experts for Integration and Migration warns that the rejections are not permitted in accordance with EU law, unless they are absolute emergencies.

legal arguments

A current judgment of the Berlin Administrative Court, which classified the rejection of three Somaliern to Poland as illegal, further fueled the debate. Experts like Romy Klimke, European lawyer, explain that this decision has far -reaching signal effects. Despite these difficulties, Dobrindt insists on the effectiveness of the controls and rejections, while the union of the police (GdP) calls for a clarification of the legal situation so as not to push the officials at the border into a legal gray area.

Regardless of the criticism, Dobrindt remains optimistic that the measures to contain the asylum applications have an effect. However, his claim is in a strong contrast to the perspective of many experts who see the tense situation in the municipalities as different and not only due to the asylum access.

The new border controls, which are pushing against Poland on the part of Tusk and the government, are not only a sign of political arguments, but also a reaction to the current political landscape and the need for control over migration in Europe. Either way, the future of the Schengen area and the freedom of the passenger transport in Europe are at stake. ZDF reports that these developments may change the image of Europe as we know it.