Stübgen on border controls: "The effect is very clear"
Brandenburg's Interior Minister Michael Stübgen (CDU) sees a clear effect of the measure following the introduction of fixed border controls at the border with Poland. Until October 4, there were around 50 to 60 arrivals at the initial reception facilities every day, Stübgen told the Brandenburg state parliament's interior committee on Wednesday evening. The number of daily arrivals is now "around 20, sometimes less". According to Stübgen, the effect is not solely due to the fixed border controls.
After Poland began border controls with the Czech Republic on October 4, the number of illegal entries into Brandenburg fell by almost half in the first few days. On October 16 - the day on which the federal police set up stationary border controls with Poland - "there was another 25 percent drop," said Stübgen. "The effect is very clear."
Stübgen recently called for the continuation of fixed border controls. "As long as European measures to limit the influx are not effective, the controls at Germany's external borders must be maintained." Stübgen called on the German government not to allow the fixed border controls in the border area with Poland to expire in December, but to finally register them "sensibly" with the EU.
The fall in illegal entries into Brandenburg can be attributed, in part, to the implementation of fixed border controls with Poland. As European measures to limit migration influx prove ineffective, Stübgen advocates for the continuation of these border controls.
Source: www.dpa.com
