Germany expands 'emergency' border checks to cover all nine neighbours
Monday, 16 September 2024 Germany has started checks at borders with five more European countries in an effort to crack down on "irregular" migration and guard against Islamist threats.
Germany expands border controls to the frontiers with all nine of its neighbours to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other EU members. Border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland were already in place before the crackdown was announced....
Germany will set up temporary controls at all of its land borders, expanding checks it already has in place at some borders, in an attempt to curb irregular migration.
Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:15Published
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