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Escalating German-Polish border dispute hampers Europe's free movement

Escalating German-Polish border dispute hampers Europe's free movement

Washington Post05-07-2025
BERLIN — In the latest sign that Europe's principle of free movement of people and goods is succumbing to domestic political pressures, Poland and Germany are locked in an escalating dispute over border policy, with Poland set to impose retaliatory controls Monday at crossings with its western neighbor.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the change this week, calling it a response to Germany's unilateral decision earlier this year to tighten its own border checks and turn away asylum seekers. 'We remain advocates for freedom of movement in Europe,' Tusk said, 'but the condition is the shared will of all neighbors, symmetrical and united action, to minimize the uncontrolled flow of migrants across our borders.'
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