Germany extends border controls with Switzerland until December 15
Published: Monday, Dec 4th 2023, 18:50
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Germany is extending border controls with Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic until December 15. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior in Berlin on Monday evening on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
The Federal Police can now continue to flexibly deploy "the entire range of stationary and mobile border police measures depending on the current situation", according to a statement in Berlin.
A spokesperson for the German Ministry of the Interior had previously described the controls as "successful and effective measures". According to this, 3300 unauthorized entries have been detected at the German-Polish border alone since October and 1100 such entries have been prevented. Direct rejections at the border are not always possible: if someone makes it clear that they want to apply for asylum, they are usually allowed to enter the country.
According to the spokesperson, another 30 smugglers were caught at the German-Polish border. The stationary controls at the borders with Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic were introduced in October. The reason for this was the significant increase in the number of refugees in Germany.
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