On March 8, 2025, several hundred protesters, including prominent figures from Poland’s main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), blocked a bridge on the Polish-German border connecting Frankfurt an der Oder and Słubice. The demonstrations opposed migrant transfers from Germany to Poland under the EU Dublin Regulation and protested against the EU migration and asylum pact. The protestors accused Germany and the EU of ‘flooding Poland with migrants,’ associating mass migration with increased crime, and criticized Poland’s own government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Despite lacking official permission due to public safety concerns, the protest proceeded, temporarily blocking the bridge with police unable to prevent it. Key individuals included nationalist leader Robert Bąkiewicz and PiS politicians Elżbieta Rafałska and Jerzy Materna. The event reflects ongoing societal tensions in Poland regarding migration policies and border controls.
Category: Societal & Cultural Pressure
Subcategory: Vandalism / Symbolic Attacks
Incident Type: Graffiti & symbolic disruption
Country: Poland
Source report: notesfrompoland.com/2025/03/0…
