Migration - Faeser extends border controls until December 15
Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) is extending border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland until December 15. This is to be reported to the EU Commission in Brussels shortly, a spokesperson said in Berlin on Monday. It is assumed that the controls, particularly at the German-Polish border, will continue.
Border controls are not actually planned within the Schengen area and must be reported to Brussels. On October 16, Faeser instructed the federal police to carry out stationary checks at the border with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, as has been the case at the land border with Austria since 2015.
Since 16 October, around 3,300 unauthorized entries have been detected at the border with Poland and 1,100 unauthorized entries have been prevented, the spokesperson said. "This means that these measures are working and will continue to do so." If someone is apprehended at the border and makes it clear that they want to apply for asylum, they are generally allowed to enter the country.
The overall aim of the controls is to "put a stop to the increasingly unscrupulous and brutal smuggling of migrants", said the spokesperson. For example, more than 30 smugglers have recently been apprehended at the German-Polish border. At the same time, Faeser believes it is important that negotiations on a common European asylum system move forward.
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- The EU Commission in Brussels will be informed about the extended border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland by German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser in Berlin.
- Due to increasing unscrupulous and brutal smuggling of migrants, border controls are prolonged until December 15 in cooperation with Germany's neighbors, including Berlin and the Czech Republic.
- According to Faeser, the SPD party leader, around 3,300 unauthorized entries have been detected at the German-Polish border since October 16, and 1,100 have been prevented by border control measures.
- The German-Polish border control measures have been effective in apprehending more than 30 smugglers, as confirmed by the spokesperson from the federal government.
- Faeser reiterates that the overall aim of the controls is to address the issue of migration smuggling, while advocating for the advancement of negotiations on a common European asylum system.
- Germany has already implemented stationary checks at its borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland since October 16, as well as at the land border with Austria since 2015.
Source: www.stern.de
