Brussels Presses Berlin to Restore Schengen’s Open Borders
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In order to curb illegal migration, several Schengen states are currently controlling their borders, including Germany. EU Migration Commissioner Brunner is a thorn in the eye. A reduction of controls is appropriate.
In the Schengen area, travel is actually free without regular border controls, but several countries, including Germany, are currently carrying out temporary controls.
Germany and eight other Schengen countries are currently controlling their internal borders. The European Commission considers this no longer necessary. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt contradicts.
The EU Commission considers that a reduction in border controls in nine Member States, including Germany, is "possible and appropriate." The Commissioner for Migration points to "drasticly" declining asylum figures.
Irritation in the border regions continues to mount. Germany has no intention of abolishing border controls, despite a call from Brussels this week. This means the nuisance persists, ranging from fatal accidents to truck traffic speeding through villages and along back roads. Montferland is urging travelers on its website to detour via Babberich, causing it to become busier there as well.
The German Minister of the Interior, Alexander Dobrindt , rejected on Friday the European Commission's demand to abolish controls at German internal borders , which claims that "they are still necessary." Brussels insists that the comprehensive reform of migration policy makes them superfluous, but Dobrindt maintains its insubmission and refers to the figures. "The high number of rejections at the border, the high cases of illegal immigration, t…
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