Poland is set to enforce new border controls with Germany as a response to Germany's earlier decision to tighten its border checks affecting asylum seekers. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk emphasized that freedom of movement requires collective action among neighbors to control migrant flows. The reestablishment of border controls is part of a broader trend in Europe dealing with migration concerns, particularly since 2015. This situation is exacerbated by political pressures and nationalism within Poland, resulting in protests and a deeper rift among EU countries regarding migration policies.
"We remain advocates for freedom of movement in Europe, but the condition is the shared will of all neighbors, symmetrical and united action, to minimize the uncontrolled flow of migrants across our borders."
Poland's new border tightening, which will also apply to its boundary with Lithuania, comes amid a deepening rift over migration and asylum policy within the European Union as national leaders face political backlash over growing immigrant populations.
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