"Whoever wants to slip through the forest next door." planet critical media for border control

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The Polish-German border "has become a symbol of common tensions in the migration sphere" - describes the migration situation in our country, the French paper "Le Figaro". Commentators estimation that Poland is following 10 another EU countries through the reintroduction of controls, which poses a threat to European integration. In turn, German commentators blame the government in Berlin for Poland's decisions.

Journalists "Le Figaro" besides commented on the issue visits of Polish politicians to the Polish-German border. Among another things, the fresh announcement of the president of the Law and Justice Jarosław Kaczyński about the fact that parliamentarians are going to start going to these areas. According to correspondents, the Polish-German border became a "real political theatre".

SEE: "Dictator State Failed". Jarosław Kaczyński on the situation at the border

"The balance goes on in full between proposals to temporarily ban all entry from 3rd countries to call for a referendum on immigration" - the diary adds.

Controls at the border with Germany have returned. Media: Polish reaction exacerbates problem

In turn, German and Austrian commentators inform against the negative impact of border controls on the economy. The German paper "Tageszeitung" reads that traffic jams are increasing on the bridge connecting Frankfurt nad Oder to Słubice and highwayA12. This is meant to make life hard for commuters, as well as truck drivers.

SEE: The culls of border control. "Germany Changed Practice"

"The border between Poland and Brandenburg is simply a green border - Who wants to slip through the forest next to the checkpoints. The Polish reaction is understood from her point of view, but only exacerbates the problem" - writes Simone Schmollac in "TAZ".

According to Schmollac, the German government is liable for the situation on the border, which is to make mistakes "wherever they can be made." According to the writer Berlin is dependent on specialists from abroad, and the introduction of border controls "enforces friendly relations with Poland to date".

The Bąkiewicz movement "patrols" the border. German press on "conspiracy theories"

The German diary "Sueddeutsche Zeitung" reads about "self-proclaimed" border protection groups, led by the Head of the National defender and the president of the independency March Association Robert Bąkiewicz. According to writer Viktoria Grossmann, he disseminates "conspiracy theories about thousands of migrants being transferred with premeditation from Germany to Poland".

citing data from the German police, Grossmann reported that from September 2024 to the end of April 2025 it had occurred 3777 return cases on the Polish-German border. According to the journalist, before the border controls were introduced, Poland did small to halt illegal migration.

SEE: Poles received an RCB alert. From Monday, border checks

Early July Donald Tusk informed of the temporary reintroduction of border controls with Lithuania and Germany. The action will last until August 5. According to the Prime Minister, this is simply a essential step to reduce the uncontrolled flow of migrants. As a consequence of this decision, border guards in cooperation with the police and soldiers of the Territorial Defence Army may detain selected vehicles for random control.

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