Reference News Network, July 6 report. According to the website of the U.S. "Washington Post" on July 5, the principle of free movement of people and goods within Europe is yielding to domestic political pressures. The latest sign is a rapidly escalating dispute between Poland and Germany over border policies. In response to Germany, Poland will implement control measures at border crossing points with this western neighbor on July 7.
Poland's Prime Minister Tusk announced this change in measures this week, saying it was a response to Germany's unilateral decision earlier this year to strengthen border checks and refuse entry to asylum seekers. Tusk said: "We still advocate for free movement of people within Europe, but under the condition that all neighboring countries have a common will to take symmetrical and unified actions to minimize uncontrolled immigration through our borders."
The new tightening of border controls in Poland will also apply to border crossing points between Poland and Lithuania. Currently, divisions within the EU on migration and asylum policies are deepening, as leaders face strong political reactions to the growing migrant population, as well as tensions regarding the integration and assimilation of migrants into local societies.
In recent weeks, protests have occurred at the border crossing points between Poland and Germany, some of which were supported by Polish far-right groups, while nationalist parties in Poland have increasingly criticized the Tusk government for accepting migrants returned from Germany.
Germany's new government led by Merkel announced strengthened border checks a few days after its formation in May, allowing border police to refuse entry to asylum seekers, which violates EU asylum regulations. (Translation/ Hu Xue)
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