Overview

• Germany and Poland have been conducting reciprocal spot checks since July 7, leading to kilometre-long jams on key routes like the A12 near Frankfurt (Oder).
• The Bundespolizei reports rejecting 6,000–7,000 people per month at the border while asylum applications remain in the low three-digit range, straining police resources.
• Poland has begun refusing some migrants that Germany tries to return, forcing officers to process repeat cases and increasing operational pressure.
• Brandenburg’s Minister President Dietmar Woidke has called for a third lane on the A12 to reduce congestion, and related infrastructure orders are reportedly in motion.
• The police union GdP recommends modernising controls with flexible container-based checkpoints and drone surveillance to uphold security without blocking cross-border traffic.