Poland
threatens to close border with Germany over migrant pushbacks
21 May 2025
12:35
https://caliber.az/en/post/poland-threatens-to-close-border-with-germany-over-migrant-pushbacks
Poland is
ready to shut its border with Germany if Berlin attempts to push migrants back
onto Polish soil, Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned during a TVP Info
broadcast.
“I will
be ready to close the border,” Tusk declared firmly. “I told the Germans: ‘If
you try to send migrants to us, then in the end I will resort to Article 72 [of
the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU], which allows for the temporary
suspension of obligations within the community on security grounds.’”
This bold
stance comes amid growing tensions over migration policy within the European
Union. Tusk also made it clear that Poland has no plans to honour the EU
Migration Pact’s requirements to accept migrants relocated from other member
states, despite repeated assurances from Brussels that all countries would
comply.
Since
September 16, 2024, Germany has reintroduced temporary border controls at all
its land crossings. Berlin cites these measures as necessary to curb illegal
migration and to protect its internal security from threats like Islamist
terrorism and cross-border crime. But for Poland and several other neighbours,
Germany’s move feels more like a provocation than protection.
Back on
September 13, 2024, Poland reacted sharply to Germany’s decision to reinstate
passport checks along the Schengen borders. The German Interior Ministry
justified the crackdown as a response to rising illegal migration and the need
to defend against international criminal activities — a move that Warsaw viewed
as unfriendly and disruptive to the spirit of European cooperation.
By
Tamilla Hasanova
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