Poland has deemed Germany's decision to implement border controls 'unacceptable,' while Austria has announced that it will not accept any migrants who are turned back.
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00:00Neighboring countries are expressing criticism following Germany's decision to set up temporary
00:06controls at all of its land borders.
00:08The decision, which expanded checks already in place at some borders, aims to curb irregular
00:14migration according to German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser.
00:18Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the action was unacceptable from the Polish point
00:23of view, adding that the decision means the suspension of the Schengen zone on a large
00:27scale.
00:28We will return in the next few hours to other countries that will be affected by Berlin's
00:35decisions, and we will have urgent consultations on the action at the European Forum on this
00:43issue.
00:44Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Körner said Germany's decision was illegal and that
00:48Austria would not accept migrants rejected by Germany.
00:52However, he also said he was glad that Germany was addressing what he said was the major
00:58problem of illegal migration in Europe.
01:02It is unacceptable when illegal things happen.
01:05We live in a legal state, and if Germany is planned, then it is illegal in this way.
01:09Therefore, we will not accept anyone, we will not take anyone back.
01:13There is no room for play here.
01:15The temporary controls at all German borders sparked a fierce debate about whether refugees
01:21could be turned back.
01:23Russian is dominating German political discourse about asylum and migration policy.