border controls

German state premier: Border checks need ongoing justification
June 14, 2025
The German government must be able to justify continued border controls in the Schengen area, the premier of the western German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which shares borders with Belgium,...
New German interior minister defends harder line on migration policy
May 31, 2025
The tougher approach to migration policy taken by Germany's new coalition government is already showing results, according to Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt."Asylum applications at the border are also low...
UN refugee body warns Germany over stricter border controls
May 13, 2025
The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, has expressed concern over Germany's decision to tighten border controls and reject asylum seekers at the country's borders.UNHCR's representative in Germany, Katharina Thote, told...
Germany extends border controls by 6 months as election rivals focus on migration ahead of poll
February 12, 2025
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's outgoing government on Wednesday extended by six months the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last fall as it attempts to cut the...