Germany has no plans to abolish checks at the EU's internal borders
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt rejected the European Commission’s call to gradually phase out checks at the European Union’s internal borders.
According to him, border controls in Germany remain an effective tool for curbing illegal migration and are currently necessary.
Earlier, the European Commission stated that thanks to reforms in EU migration policy, the need for such checks is decreasing. In particular, Brussels called on Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden to gradually abolish internal border controls.
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Magnus Brunner emphasized that the number of illegal migrants is decreasing, while the protection of the EU’s external borders is being strengthened. In his view, it is time to return to the full functioning of the Schengen Area without internal checks.
At the same time, Dobrindt stated that the protection of the EU’s external borders still requires significant strengthening. He also called on countries of first entry to take back migrants who have moved to other EU states.
Currently, ten EU countries are conducting internal border controls, with most of them justifying these measures as necessary to combat illegal migration.
Source: Politico.
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