{"id":258630,"date":"2025-07-03T21:05:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-poland-introducing-controls-on-its-border-with-germany-berlin-briefing\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T21:05:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T20:05:06","slug":"why-is-poland-introducing-controls-on-its-border-with-germany-berlin-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-poland-introducing-controls-on-its-border-with-germany-berlin-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Poland introducing controls on its border with Germany? | Berlin Briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/R8fWVmYhvrg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is Poland introducing controls on its border with Germany? | Berlin Briefing\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8fWVmYhvrg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Poland is set to impose temporary border checks with Germany in response to Chancellor Friedrich Merz&#8217;s tougher stance on migration, which has led Germany to conduct regular border checks. Germany is now pushing back against criticism from neighboring countries. In this episode, DW\u2019s political team discusses the political tensions between Germany and Poland over border controls, examining the motivations, risks, and implications for European unity. Joining the discussion is David McQuaid, journalist and former Bloomberg and Dow Jones Bureau Chief in Poland.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:25 Merz\u2019s election promises on migration<br \/>\n05:53 Polish migration policy<br \/>\n11:28 Risking European unity?<br \/>\n14:24 Germany and its neighbors<br \/>\n16:40 Border control and its impact on the economy<br \/>\n18:51 Merz defending his decision on border checks<br \/>\n19:33 Tusk on imposing border checks<br \/>\n22:00 Is the new migration policy helping Merz at the polls?<br \/>\n25:00 German migration policy and European law<br \/>\n27:55 Luc Frieden on external borders<br \/>\n31:35 Current political climate in Poland<br \/>\n36:54 End<\/p>\n<p>Merz\u2019s migration gamble:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Merz&#039;s Migration Gamble: Can Germany&#039;s Leader-in-Waiting Deliver Change? | Berlin Briefing Podcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fWIPOy8DlO0?list=PLT6yxVwBEbi22JF0-FgtDAMYcfTqL4V98\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<\/p>\n<p>Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ<\/p>\n<p>RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/top-stories\/s-9097<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media: \u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews\/ \u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews \u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/ \u25baTwitter: https:\/\/x.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland is set to impose temporary border checks with Germany in response to Chancellor Friedrich Merz&#8217;s tougher stance on migration, which has led Germany to conduct regular border checks. 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