polish prime minister Donald Tusk has slammed Germany's decision to extend temporary border controls as an acceptable sparking tension across Europe starting next Monday Germany's move will apply to all land borders impacting neighboring countries like France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg and Denmark Germany's saying we're building a wall metaphorically Tusk isn't the only one upset leader from the Dutch German border communities called it a panic reaction and Austria's interior Minister flatly refused to take in anyone turned away by Germany meanwhile Germany's conservative opposition said these measures don't go far enough reflecting the growing political pressure on Chancellor ol of scholz's Government after Poor election results in the East looks like Germany's trying to lock things down but not everyone's getting on board this could get messy the Crackdown comes as Germany faces an intensifying migration debate fueled by a tragic incident at a festival in zolan a Syrian failed Asylum Seeker who should have been deported was arrested after killing three people the incident has reignited concerns about migration control and now even the far-right alternative for Germany party is making electoral waves coming in first in the state of theier with another election looming in Brandenburg the stakes are getting even higher when migration is the headline you know the political temperatures Rising fast Chancellor scholz's coalition government already struggling to agree on how to handle migration called for a summit with State leaders to find a solution but opposition parties like the CDU CSU pulled out claiming the government wasn't seriously considering their tougher proposals like rejecting Asylum Seekers right at the border it's like showing up to a group project and half the team says n we're out interior Minister Nancy faser defended the expanded border checks saying they're necessary to combat threats like islamist terrorism and serious crime she laid out a plan for Swift deportations of Asylum Seekers already registered in another EU country but tus fired back accusing Germany of acting out of political self-interest particularly with State elections on the horizon TUS is calling Germany out like hey this isn't about us it's about your polls since 2021 Poland has been dealing with a surge of illegal migration from bellus which it views as part of a hybrid War orchestrated by both bellarus and Russia many of these migrants head for Germany and Tusk wants urgent consultations with affected countries to resolve the issue the European commission is weighing in two reminding Germany that border checks must comply with shangan rules and be proportional Germany's like we're just following the rules and Europe's like are you though in Austria where the farri is leading the polls ahead of September elections interior Minister Gerhard cornair made it clear that no one turned away by Germany would be accepted there meanwhile in the Netherlands the mayor of a Dutch Border Town complained about the traffic jams caused by similar checks during the Euro 2020 for football championship ship half our delays at some Crossings he said were a nightmare for locals imagine getting stuck in traffic and realizing it's because of political border drama fun but not everyone in the Netherlands is against the German move gear Wilders leader of the far-right Freedom Party praised it and asked why the Netherlands wasn't doing the same others like vvd leader Delan Ys found the plan super interesting seeing it as a symbolic step toward controlling migration if Germany's move was a reality show the Dutch farri right would be like we're totally binge watching this with borders tightening political tensions are simmering across Europe and the next steps could redefine the shangan Zone's future buckle up