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Germany criticized by neighbours as police step up border checks

On Thursday, German authorities intensified border inspections at crossings such as Stadtbruecke on the German-Polish border, as well as along the frontiers with Austria and the Czech Republic.
The measures followed Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative government's pledge to maintain temporary border controls inherited from previous administrations.
Officials have reinstated checkpoints on minor routes, including the area around the Saalach river, and announced a ramp-up of inspections along Germany’s frontiers adjacent to the Netherlands and Belgium.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated asylum seekers would be turned away except vulnerable groups, while police said they implemented "measures to temporarily increase manpower."
Neighboring countries criticized the increases, with Austria supporting stricter controls but urging respect for EU law, while Poland and Switzerland opposed systematic rejections at the border.

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