Decisions on the control of the Schengen zone should not be made by a single country, which is why Poland does not agree with the corresponding actions of Germany, said the head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski. His words are quoted by Gazeta Prawna.
“The introduction of controls is a mistake, since the real place of control over the influx of illegal immigrants to both Poland and Germany is the external border of the Schengen zone,” – said the minister.
He stressed that Warsaw does not accept Berlin’s decision and is thinking about how to respond to it.
Germany first implemented the practice of closing the internal borders of the European Union in the fall of 2015. At that time, EU countries were facing a growing flow of refugees from North Africa, the Middle East and the South. from Asia. Berlin subsequently expanded this regime on the Austria-German border, and in October 2023, German authorities introduced temporary border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
In mid-September 2024, Germany introduced border controls at all internal borders for six months. The decision was one of the tough measures taken in Germany to combat the influx of illegal immigrants.
