Germany extends temporary border controls, says Scholz
- Germany's government extended border checks for six months to reduce migrant arrivals, as stated by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
- Scholz reported that Germany turned back 47,000 people at its borders and saw one-third fewer asylum requests year-on-year.
- Opposition leader Friedrich Merz aims to implement stricter border controls, claiming current measures are insufficient.
- Scholz criticized Merz's proposals, stating they conflict with German and EU law and could undermine the European Union.
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Controls at all German external borders remain.
In the name of "internal security" and the fight against illegal immigration, Berlin had re-established temporary controls at all its borders in September for a period of six months.
The special arrangements will be extended; border controls are not actually provided for in the European Schengen area.


Germany extends border controls by 6 months as election rivals focus on migration ahead of poll
Germany’s outgoing government is the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last fall by another six months as it attempts to cut the number of migrants arriving in the country
The Social Democratic Chancellor, who was behind the Conservatives in the polls before the February 23 legislative elections, defended the effectiveness of controls to reduce irregular immigration.
The German Chancellor sets another measure against irregular migration. Union Chancellor candidate Merz had previously demanded consistent rejections at the borders
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