Poland intends to respond to the introduction of border controls by Germany

Decisions on the control of the Schengen area should not be made by one country, so Poland does not agree with the relevant actions of Germany, said Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. His words are quoted by Gazeta Prawna.

"The introduction of control is a mistake, since the actual place of control over the influx of illegal migrants both to Poland and to Germany is the external border of the Schengen area," the minister said.

He stressed that Warsaw does not accept Berlin's decision and is thinking about how to respond to it.

For the first time, Germany applied the practice of closing the internal borders of the European Union in autumn 2015. At that time, the country The EU is facing an increased flow of refugees from North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Subsequently, Berlin extended this regime on the Austrian-German border, and in October 2023, the German authorities introduced temporary checks on the border with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

In mid-September 2024, Germany introduced a border control regime at all internal borders for six months. The decision was one of the tough measures taken in Germany to combat the influx of illegal migrants.