Poland reinstates border controls with Germany and Lithuania to discourage asylum-seekers
- Poland temporarily reintroduced border controls with Germany and Lithuania at midnight Sunday, citing the need to control "illegal immigration".
- Poland's Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said the decision was made to combat "illegal immigration" and insisted that Poles and other EU nationals would not face inconvenience.
- Germany reintroduced temporary border checks with Poland in November 2023 and is now refusing entry to migrants heading to Germany to request asylum or obtain another type of status, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
109 Articles
109 Articles
European countries ramp up anti-immigration measures
Poland introduced temporary controls on its borders with Germany and Lithuania on Monday in an effort to stem what the government says is an increasing number of undocumented migrants crossing from the north and west.The re-imposition of border checks
Poland starts spot checks at German border
Authorities in Poland on Monday began carrying out random checks at 52 border crossings at the country's border with Germany in a move contrary to the spirit of the European Union's visa-free Schengen zone. The move comes after stricter German controls at the Germany-Poland border, which have been stepped up under Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government after they were reintroduced in November 2023. The Polish border checks, which also apply to P…
Since Monday Poland has also been controlling its border with Germany. What the order of head of government Tusk has to do with an electoral defeat and extreme right-wing civil defenses.

Poland starts border checks with Germany in anti-migrant clampdown
Poland reimposed checks on its borders with EU neighbours Germany and Lithuania on Monday in a bid to crack down on irregular migration amid surging anti-immigrant sentiment creating political pressure in Berlin and Warsaw. Border guards and military police could be seen looking into passing cars and occasionally stopping vehicles for document checks on the
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium