Migration: Dobrindt verlängert Grenzkontrollen bis mindestens Mitte März
Seit zwei Jahren gibt es an den deutschen Außengrenzen Kontrollen. Diese werden nun wohl erneut verlängert. Der Bundesinnenminister begründet sie mit dem Kampf gegen illegale Migration.
Berlin – German Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) has officially announced that border controls at the country's external borders will be extended for another half year until mid-March. This was confirmed by a ministry spokesperson to the EU Commission, as previously reported by "Bild" newspaper. Dobrindt stated to the newspaper that "the developments on Europe's external borders demonstrate that further limiting of illegal migration continues to require controls."
The CSU politician had previously announced this step in late July when tens of thousands of migrants crossed the border from Morocco into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta. Despite EU borders being technically open, controls were reinstated on all German external borders starting September 16, 2024, in an attempt to curb the number of illegal entries.
The previous interior minister, Nancy Faeser (SPD), had ordered this measure, relying on Dobrindt to extend it. The regulation has already been extended three times, most recently until mid-September 2026. If the EU Commission does not object, the next extension will be six months, ending mid-March 2027. Germany and Denmark are reportedly maintaining their border controls.
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