Poland: German plans for border controls are unacceptable
Published: Tuesday, Sep 10th 2024, 17:02
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Poland has sharply criticized the German government's plans to introduce temporary controls at all German land borders. "This approach is unacceptable," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw.
The Schengen Agreement would thus be practically suspended. "What Poland needs is not a strengthening of controls at our border, but greater involvement of countries like Germany in guarding and securing the EU's external borders," Tusk added with regard to the situation on his country's border with Russia's ally Belarus.
On Monday, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) ordered temporary controls at all German land borders in order to more strongly curb the number of unauthorized entries. The additional controls are to begin on September 16 and initially last for six months.
There have been stationary controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland since October 2023. These have been repeatedly extended and currently run until December 15. At the German-Austrian land border, such controls, which are justified on the grounds of irregular migration, have been in place since September 2015. The newly ordered controls directly at the border concern the land borders with France, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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