Start border controls: expect protests and traffic jams on Monday!

Start border controls: expect protests and traffic jams on Monday!

From Monday, July 7th, a wave of new controls will be heralded on the German-Polish border. Germany has decided to carry out random checks to identify illegally incoming refugees. This measure comes as a direct reaction to the increasing numbers of migrants and the associated challenges. Nordkurier reports that the Polish government will also immediately introduce checks on its limits to Germany and Lithuania. The occasion of these decisions is the concerns about a possible increase in unauthorized migrants in both countries.

Poland Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced these controls in response to German deportation practice, which is particularly directed against refugees who are illegal in Germany. Tusk emphasizes that these measures will have a significant impact on people's freedom of movement. In the Schengen area in the Schengen area, stationary personal checks on internal borders are unusual, but the current developments have faltered this regulation. ZDF that the introduction of controls is also connected to legal controversy, since the Federal Police can reject asylum seekers, although this is legally controversial.

changed border policy and local effects

The changes to the border also have an impact on the everyday life of people on site. Traffic disruptions can already be expected in several places on Landesstraße 28 between Blumenthal and Ferdinandshof and on the L 32 in Eggesin, since repair work is carried out there. These construction work already took place against the background of the new controls and will stop until July 11th.

In addition, the knot Lindenstrasse/Karl-Marx-Straße in Eggesin will also be completely closed on Monday due to enclosure work on water and wastewater supply. Anyone plans to travel by car during this time should definitely take an extra look at the street maps. If you don't like street blocks, on the other hand, you can look forward to the appearance of the artist Uwe Beile on Thursday, July 10th, in the Kulturforum Pasewalk. It will appear there at 7.30 p.m.

protests and voices from politics

The measures for the controls have already led to protest campaigns in Poland. One expects the Polish population with possible street blocks, which are concerned about the consequences of these controls. Citizens explain that the reverting of refugees could lead to problems.

The introduction of controls is also part of a wider strategy of the federal government, which in particular means a return to old border control practices. In February, the border facilities were dismantled, some of which were partially dismantled to make room for new check -ups. Tagesschau reports about the additional presence of the Federal Police, which has been reinforced by the Federal Office for some time and which has already accumulated several overtime in the past.