Germany tightens controls at all borders in immigration crackdown

[duluxe]

• New border controls will initially last for six months
• Deadly knife attacks have stoked concerns over immigration
• Far-right AfD won a state election this month in Thuringia
• Scholz's government tries to seize back the initiative
• The new measures may test European unity

Germany's government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country's land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as Islamist extremism.
The controls within what is normally a wide area of free movement - the European Schengen zone - will start on Sept. 16 and initially last for six months, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Monday.


The government has also designed a scheme enabling authorities to reject more migrants directly at German borders, Faeser said, without adding details on the controversial and legally fraught move.
The restrictions are part of a series of measures Germany has taken to toughen its stance on irregular migration in recent years following a surge in arrivals, in particular people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government is seeking to seize back the initiative from the opposition far-right and conservatives, who have seen support rise as they tap into voter worries about stretched public services, integration and security.
"We are strengthening internal security and continuing our hard line against irregular migration," Faeser said, noting the government had notified the European Commission and neighboring countries of the intended controls.

 

[jymifalcon]

A friend of mine had to deal with something similar when they were moving for work. They needed an ACRO police certificate, and getting it sorted with an apostille was a pain. Apparently, it’s a must if you want your documents to be accepted over there. If you’re in the same boat, make sure you’ve got the acro police certificate apostille sorted early—it can save a lot of stress later.

 

[congo9]

Yes, the middle eastern nation should take them in. They come into Europe created so many issue

 

[bigozt]

Muddle Eastern peoples would love Real demoncracy and humane rights but won't fight for them in their cuntries. They also won't move to Israel, the only ME cuntry that offers such rights.