Death of Schengen: Germany Reinstates Border Checks Amid Migration Surge
10th September 2024
The German government has decided to implement temporary border checks on all of its land borders for the next six months in an attempt to curb illegal crossings into the country, the Interior Ministry announced on Monday, September 9th.
“We want to further reduce irregular migration. To this end, we are now taking further steps that go beyond the comprehensive measures currently in place,” Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said. She added that border checks are necessary until the EU’s external borders are sufficiently reinforced through joint action, although Brussels still lacks the legal framework for that.
According to Faeser, the measure is justified by the need to protect the country’s internal security from the “acute dangers posed by Islamist terror” and cross-border crime, as well as to alleviate the crushing “burden” on municipalities of having to accommodate and integrate too many asylum seekers.