2 days ago I spent the day at Frankfurt (Oder) and documented how German Bundespolizei are systematically checking passports of passengers on *every single train* arriving from Poland, a clear contravention of the #Schengen borders code 👇
jonworth.eu/illegal-and-sy…
jonworth.eu/illegal-and-sy…
Most of the reactions have been “but when I crossed [some other border] police were discriminatory towards ethnic minorities”
This is no doubt the case - we have masses of eyewitness reports! - but misses a key point
This is no doubt the case - we have masses of eyewitness reports! - but misses a key point
The way of stopping controls at Frankfurt (Oder) and indeed anywhere at the 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 or 🇩🇪 🇨🇿 borders probably ISN’T by proving discriminatory behaviour
Proving checks are systematic and hence illegal because contrary to Schengen borders code MIGHT work better
Proving checks are systematic and hence illegal because contrary to Schengen borders code MIGHT work better
Getting rid of these checks *altogether* is also a better outcome than accepting they happen but arguing they should happen in a non-discriminatory matter
Schengen means checks at internal borders shouldn’t happen, period
Schengen means checks at internal borders shouldn’t happen, period
Also please note that at 🇦🇹 🇩🇪 and 🇩🇪 🇩🇰, and any border to/from 🇫🇷 Schengen is currently “temporarily” suspended, so solving problems at those borders needs different solutions again
But I repeat: the issue at Frankfurt (Oder) is obvious. Every train is being controlled. That means controls are systematic. And that’s clearly illegal under Article 23 of the Schengen Borders Code
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