Border controls: Schuster wants extension to six months

Minister of the Interior - Border controls: Schuster wants extension to six months

Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster (CDU) has called for the stationary controls at the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic to be extended to six months. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) must abandon her 14-day extension rhythm, Schuster said on Tuesday after the cabinet meeting in Dresden. "This is the wrong article in the Schengen Borders Code. The right one is Article 25, which is the one we apply in Bavaria and then it runs for six months". He had no desire to have to answer the question every week as to what would happen when the controls expire in 14 days' time. With a view to the forthcoming conference of interior ministers, Schuster spoke of a "clear expectation" of his counterparts towards Faeser.

Schuster had recently repeatedly described the border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic as a success. "Since border controls have been in place, there has been a reduction in the number of refugees apprehended to around 20 to 25 per week and virtually no more smugglers," the CDU politician said recently. Border controls were introduced in mid-October. Schuster had repeatedly called for them in the previous months.

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1. At the upcoming Conference of Interior Ministers, Armin Schuster (CDU) from Saxony expects his counterparts to have a "clear expectation" towards Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) regarding the extension of border controls.
2. In Bavaria, where border controls have been successfully implemented according to Article 25 of the Schengen Borders Code, the number of refugees apprehended has decreased to around 20 to 25 per week, as noted by CDU politician Armin Schuster.
3. Armin Schuster from the CDU in Saxony has advocated for extending the stationary border controls at the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic for six months, criticizing the 14-day extension rhythm proposed by Nancy Faeser (SPD).
4. Since the introduction of border controls in mid-October, there has been a significant reduction in criminal activity related to smuggling at the Poland and Czech Republic borders, according to Saxony's Interior Minister Armin Schuster.
5. During a cabinet meeting in Dresden, Armin Schuster (CDU) noted that he did not desire to answer the question every two weeks about the future of border controls, which are due to expire in 14 days, as he prefers the six-month duration permitted by Article 25 of the Schengen Borders Code.
6. In response to the increasing number of refugees and smugglers crossing European borders, Armin Schuster from the CDU in Saxony has consistently advocated for the implementation of stricter border controls, most notably with Poland and the Czech Republic.

Source: www.stern.de