Migration - Faeser extends fixed border controls
The stationary controls at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, which were first ordered in mid-October, are to be continued until at least March 15 of next year. In order to combat smuggling crime even more effectively and to limit irregular migration, the controls will be continued and have been notified to the European Commission accordingly, the Federal Ministry of the Interior announced.
Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) said: "Our measures are working." Thanks to the temporary border controls and measures closely coordinated with neighboring countries, the number of unauthorized entries nationwide had fallen by more than 60 percent from over 20,000 in October to around 7,300 unauthorized entries in November.
Faeser had extended border controls several times for shorter periods of time since their introduction on October 16. The stationary internal border controls at the German-Austrian border, which began in the fall of 2015, currently run until May 11, 2024.
Border controls are not actually planned within the Schengen area and must be reported to Brussels. If it is only a few days, this can be done with a short notice period. However, this option ends after two months, in the case of Germany on December 15.
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Source: www.stern.de
