‘This Type of Action is Unacceptable’: Warsaw, Berlin Clash Over New German Border Controls

The Polish prime minister opposes decision in the wake of a surge in migrant-related crime.

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The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, pictured delivering a speech at the annual military parade celebrating Poland’s Armed Forces Day, is furious at Germany over closing its borders. Omar Marques/Getty Images

Germany’s largely unanticipated introduction of new controls at all of its land borders is already rankling neighboring Poland, as across Europe Berlin’s move is making political antennae go up. 

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