Overview

• Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on July 1 that Poland will reimpose temporary checks on its frontiers with Germany and Lithuania from July 7.
• Officials argue the measures are legally grounded in the Schengen Border Code’s provision allowing internal controls when faced with serious threats to security.
• Germany under Chancellor Friedrich Merz has already extended its own border checks, deploying additional police and turning away some asylum seekers.
• Polish and German authorities have held talks to minimize disruption for daily commuters and discuss joint patrols in border hinterlands.
• Poland becomes the latest of at least 11 Schengen members this year to notify Brussels of plans to reinstate internal border controls.