Will Germany control the Polish-Belarusian border? The Tusk government is hiding the findings?
Will Germany control the Polish-Belarusian border?
The Tusk government is hiding the findings?
Will Germany control Poland's border with Belarus? Does the Polish government hide details of the findings from the public?
Friedrich Merz
An unusual message by Chancellor Merz
Germany outside the Swiss border does not have the external borders of the European Union, but the European external borders we want to defend are besides our external borders. These are the external borders of the national Republic of Germany in Europe. Therefore, we will participate in the protection of the European external borders and will not leave this defence only to those who straight have external borders in their territory.
– said the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a Friday press conference for the most crucial German media.
In Poland, the main focus was on another part of the conference, where the Chancellor expressed disappointment at the consequence of the presidential elections in Poland in a way far from respect for his neighbours. An outraged statement, of course, due to the fact that Germany is next to Russia the last country in the world, which has the right to teach Poles whom they choose and all politician from Berlin should remember that. But in view of the current word about the borders of the Union, which are German playing, they seem much more important.
The question about the situation at the border was asked by editor Wojciech Szymanski of the Polish Editorial Office Deutsche Welle Berlin. The Chancellor expressed his gratitude to Poland for the control of borders, including those with Lithuania, he emphasized “close cooperation” with Warsaw at government level and his permanent contacts with Tuski – he would like to ask why, if it is so good, the Polish side was amazed by German decisions at the border? Merz besides stressed that Poland is helping to halt “organised migration” which from Russia and Belarus by Lithuania and Poland is heading to Germany.
The head of the German government most likely had no chance to talk to the celebrity-intellectual base of the government camp in Poland and no 1 explained to him that it was not “organized migration” but doctors, teachers and nurses looking for a place to live. Answering the question of what was next with the Schengen area, Merz pointed out the request for “European solutions” and stressed that The external borders of the Union are German borders and that Germany “will engage” in their protection.
It is hard not to think at this point what Friedrich Merz – usually, as an experienced lawyer speaking consciously and precisely – meant? Was it a general message that “we are together”, although everyone knows we are not? Or, as part of these “close” contacts with the Polish government, any arrangements have already been made only individual forgot to inform the public in Poland. And like specified “share” The Germans would look like that?
Is it about dusting off the thought of Frontex participation or the direct participation of German uniformed services? Who would command specified a “common” border protection? Would any other, too the Polish, uniformed forces be allowed to engage in force in the territory of Poland? yet – let us let ourselves to be a small ironic – would the prosecution of Minister Bodnar prosecute German or another European officers as zealously as he pursues Polish soldiers in the event of a violent clash with visitors from the east?
Can we trust the Tusk government?
One can say – this is just a general message at the press conference, and representatives of the government have repeatedly denied the ideas of joint controls in the west, there was no speech about the external borders in the east. But can there be trust in the current government? Let us callback what is happening on another strategical issue for Polish interests, the EU-MERCOSUR agreement. We are officially proceeding of opposition and unofficially the government is making concessions. Only thanks to the consciousness and cognition of Mr Jack Saryusz-Wolski or the work in the EP of Mrs Anna Bryłka, Polish public opinion had the chance to learn that the government was misleading her. Is it akin about Polish sovereignty over external borders? If Prime Minister Tusk, like a German colleague, had decided to have a truly long press conference, individual might have asked him that question.
Border situation with Germany
It was Germany that contributed heavy to the migration crisis in Europe. Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel invited migrants to Germany and conducted policy “Herzlich Willkomen”, and German impact centres hit countries of the European Union that refused to comply with this policy. There is simply a process of dropping illegal immigrants into Poland by the Germans in the absence of Polish services, although border controls have late been ordered on part of border crossings.
Polish border defends the Robert Bąkiewicz Borders defence Movement and Jack Wrona, as well as many civic movements. Donald Tusk's government threatens citizens patrolling the Polish border and German media laments that “Movement of Border Defence hits German migration policy”.
