Border controls between Poland and Germany: A new traffic jam for the region!
Border controls between Poland and Germany: A new traffic jam for the region!
In the past few days, a lot has happened on the border between Germany and Poland. On July 11, 2025, the start date for the Polish border controls, four men in camouflage have targeted a gray motorhome on the border between Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice. When the vehicle did not want to start, the Polish border guards and military police officers were challenged to help and push the motorhome. This scene is the start of a series of measures that should last until August 5 to limit the "uncontrolled stream of migrants", as Poland's head of Prime Minister Donald Tusk formulated.
The controls include a total of 50 transitions between Poland and Germany and 13 transitions from Lithuania. Tusk thus responds to domestic political pressure, especially right -wing extremist groups that mobilize against migration. The decision to introduce the controls is also a direct reaction to the measures to reject asylum seekers increased by the German federal government. According to information from the taz <, 330 asylum seekers has rejected.
a pile of shards for Schengen policy?
in the Schengen area, which is primarily known for the free movement of people, see experts critically again. This contradicts the efforts to keep borders open within the EU. The East Brandenburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry is concerned about the effects on the logistics industry, since the German border controls, which make it difficult to enter refugees, also stalls.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who considers the migration question as a common problem, emphasized that there will still be no returns from asylum seekers arrived in Germany to Poland. These measures bring a queasy feeling with people; Polish military police also carry out controls and in addition the vigilante under Robert Bąkiewicz, which is highly controversial. Most of the residents in Gubin, on the other hand, perceive the border controls calmly and find them exaggerated.
The voices of the residents and the vigilanteen
Robert Bąkiewicz, the leader of the vigilante, claims that the Polish authorities have forced the Polish authorities to act. However, he is a warehouse worker from Brandenburg, Kristian, who supports the vigilante and is ready to continue to observe border work. But the situation remains tense. Polen's government has also restricted the right to asylum on the border with Belarus, which increases the complexity of the current situation.
| facts about the border controls |
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| Start date of controls: July 11, 2025 |
| end date of controls: August 5, 2025 |
| surveillance transitions: 50 to Germany, 13 to Lithuania |
| since May: 330 |
| dismissed migrants without asylum application: 5,500 |
How the matter will develop remains uncertain. The debate about border controls not only brings to a legal, but also practical aspects that affect freedom of movement and commercial transport between neighboring countries. While the government's highest positions are trying to solve the border question, the question of how long the Schengen area can still be perceived as a model for European cooperation.
The ZDF continues to report on the latest developments related to border controls and the reactions of the EU Commission, which are legally controversial. The Commission and Parliament are required to make necessary adjustments in the Schengen system in order to address the challenges of migration sensibly.
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| Ort | Frankfurt (Oder), Deutschland |
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