Germany turns first asylum seekers away at border: report

Is it possible to reject asylum seekers at the border? A legally difficult question. Politically, however, it is to be answered. The signaling effect of the words is also important. In Germany as well as in Austria.

Germany turns first asylum seekers away at border: report

In the two days since the new German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz tightened border controls, 19 people who had applied for asylum were reportedly turned away.

Does the Federal Government break European law with the rejections at the German external borders? And: Mother's Day in Colombia

On Thursday and Friday alone, the Federal Police on the German borders rejected nearly 300 people, including 19 asylum seekers. The Bavarian Prime Minister assumes that the neighbouring countries will continue to accept this practice. All developments in the live ticker.

With the new federal government, the German borders are being more closely controlled. First asylum seekers are now experiencing the consequences of this.

Border control in Germany: Asylum-seekers turned away at Luxembourg-German border

Germany’s Federal Police have begun turning away asylum seekers at the Luxembourg border, sparking criticism from Luxembourg and raising tensions over the legality and coordination of tightened border controls within the Schengen Area.