Borderline Decision: Tensions Escalate on German-Polish Frontier Amid New Controls

Tagesschau

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For Federal Minister Dobrindt, the controls introduced by Poland at the border with Germany are to be regarded as a success. Poland itself would be willing to take them back - if Germany presented them.

Le Figaro

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REPORTING - The Schengen area of free movement of persons and goods, a pillar of the single European market, exists more than on paper.

Frankfurter Allgemeine

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Many Poles are angry with the German controls. A right-wing extremist organized civil defenses, the PiS further fueled the displeasure. Now head of government Tusk reacts to the growing pressure.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

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Since Monday Poland has also been controlling at the German-Polish border – and Brandenburg's Interior Minister Wilke warns of the consequences for commuters and transport. However, at the bridge between Frankfurt (Oder) and Slubice there is a great understanding of the foreclosure.

Zeit Online

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A few hours after the start of Polish border controls, the interior minister of the country is satisfied. However, criticism comes from the Polish commissioner in the Bundestag.