The two leaders agreed in a call on Friday that the challenges posed by illegal migration and smuggling could only be overcome in unison, and that close cooperation between European partners is essential, government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in Berlin, according to the German state news agency.
Hebestreit said Scholz gave Tusk explanations over his government's new "migration policy measures," which are due to be implemented from Monday at Germany's borders with Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, DPA reported.
It said border checks are already in place at Germany's other borders, including with Poland, despite the Schengen area rules on free movement.
The Polish prime minister last Tuesday described Germany's plans as "unacceptable."
He criticised Berlin's decision to tighten controls on the country's borders, urging consultations among European Union members over the move.
The Polish prime minister also called off his visit to Germany last week for the presentation of a prestigious European media award.
Speaking at a gathering of Polish ambassadors last Tuesday, Tusk said that Warsaw needed greater support from Berlin and other EU capitals to secure the bloc's external border, rather than stricter controls along the Polish-German border.
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Source: PAP, DPA