Border checks. German media indicates Donald Tusk's mistake

natemat.pl 7 hours ago

When deciding to introduce border control with Germany, Prime Minister Donald Tusk made a terrible mistake, capitulating before the Law and the Self-proclaimed Border Defence Movement, writes the German paper "FAS".

"National-conservative opposition organization PiS began hunting period in Poland. Its stated goal is to overthrow the left-liberal-conservative coalition of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The preferred means (for this purpose) is the charge of Germanophilicism," writes Stefan Locke in a commentary published on Saturday in "Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung" (FAS).

In attacks on Tusk PiS, he got free of all inhibitions

The Warsaw paper correspondent pointed out that defaming Tusk as a "German agent" was nothing new, but since the triumph in the presidential election, the PiS organization "has removed all inhibitions". PiS politicians attack Germany in a shameful way all day – the German writer said.

According to the "FAS", the tightening of border controls by the German government was water on the PiS mill, although the action taken is only the implementation of the provisions of the Dublin Convention. It states that migrants should apply for asylum in the first EU country they entered. Poland besides sends migrants to Lithuania and, in addition, suspended the right to asylum at the border with Belarus.

Poland stylized as a victim of German migration policy

Locke writes that the PiS disseminates the "ceiling" thesis that turning migrants on the border with Poland led to anarchy and chaos. In their organization media, PiS politicians talk about "invasion on the western border" and about the supposedly threatened sovereignty and independency of Poland.

According to data from the German government, more than 700 people are returned to Poland per month. In Locke's view, it is doubtful that specified a number of migrants may disturb a country like Poland. "PiS styles Poland as a victim and accuses Tusk of silent surrender before German force and German attacks" – reads FAS. Each, even the smallest incident, as late brought to the ground by German police drones of self-proclaimed ROG, is blown to the degree of the large attack on Poland.

Turning to Tusk's reaction to these events, Locke writes that, weakened by the failure of his candidate in the presidential election, the Prime Minister long watched the developments, and then made a "fatal mistake" by introducing Polish controls.

Fatal mistake Tusk – surrender before ROG

The decision was intended to show strength and ability to act, but in reality it was equivalent to surrender," said the writer "FAS". Capitalation before the PiS, but above all before the Border defence Movement.

Locke explains that utmost rightist Robert Bąkiewicz "directs" illegal patrols that automatically block passages and control crossing the border.

The Tusk government, which in the past removed climate activists who stuck to the street, allows these provocations. "He gave way to extremist provokers, alternatively of powerfully resisting them and calling them to order. This is, in fact, the failure, not only of his government, but besides of the regulation of law," writes Stefan Locke in "FAS".