Bosak: It is essential to reconstruct control on both sides of the border in connection with the German police sending immigrants away

In fresh weeks, the media has reported an intensification of the appeals of immigrants from Germany to Poland, which raises controversy and suspicion of procedural abuse. These events take place in the context of the alleged "simplified" readmission, although experts indicate that the current situation at the border does not meet the conditions essential for the application of this procedure. Deputy talker of the Sejm Krzysztof Bosak estimated that the situation was moving towards the gradual restoration of control on the Polish-German border from both sides.

Controversy around ‘simplified’ readmission

Journalist Aleksandra Fedorska pointed out the problem in the Sunday entry on the X platform. “In the context of expulsions of people from Germany to Poland mention to the ‘simplified readmission’! The date of simplified readmission stands in the context of the Dublin arrangements. In principle, within 48 hours, the associate State may expel an illegal resident in another EU country from which it has arrived," she wrote.

Fedorska stressed that in order to implement the simplified readmission, the following conditions must be met:

1. The visitor doesn't apply for asylum.
2. There is hard evidence of his journey across the country.
3. The visitor has the right to appeal the readmission, the readmission appeal is suspended.
4. The x country must formally ask the y country for approval to accept the arrival, the y country must issue its formal permit.

"The current situation at the de-pl border does not meet these conditions, indicating serious abuse of the German side and deficiency of assertiveness of the Polish side," Fedorska added. The writer besides expressed the opinion that the Polish Border defender lost control of the situation, due to the fact that “the German side abuses simplified readmission to ‘normal excretion’ on a large scale”.

Reaction of the Polish authorities

Deputy talker of the Sejm Krzysztof Bosak addressed the case, stressing that the current situation leads to the request to reconstruct control at the Polish-German border. "We do not want their immigrants, nor do they want immigrants entering Germany through Poland. The government and the services should respond hard and close this channel immediately," said the Confederate politician.

Data from the Border defender indicate that over the last year and a half EU countries have sent nearly 1,200 immigrants to Poland as part of the readmission procedure. In 2023, 850 people went to Poland, most of them from Germany (408) and Norway (154). Between 1 January and 29 May 2024 336 people were sent to Poland, most of them from Germany (126).

Consequences for Polish-German relations

Recently, the German paper Saechsische Zeitung drew attention to sending illegal immigrants from Germany to Poland. The foreigners described by the average came from Afghanistan, Syria, Turkey, Somalia, Yemen, Egypt and Morocco. This issue raises questions about the compatibility of actions with global law and about the effectiveness and fairness of the readmission strategy in the European Union.

In summary, the controversy surrounding the return of immigrants from Germany to Poland shows the request to revise and monitor readmission procedures and to strengthen cooperation between EU countries in managing migration. Political tensions and explanation differences can lead to further complications in Polish-German relations and require dialog on both sides and make common solutions.

Daniel Głogowski

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