Germany Border Controls Immigration

Islamabad, Sep 13: Germany Border Controls Immigration announced plans this week to extend controls to all its land borders and turn away more asylum seekers in a bid to reduce irregular migration in a shift from its previous open-door policy.

Germany lies at the heart of Europe, with land borders to nine countries. The plans mark a setback to free movement within the European Union, a pillar of the European project, and could strain regional unity.

Germany Border Controls Immigration announced on Monday it would extend temporary controls to all its land borders.

Beginning on September 16 and lasting for the first six months, restrictions will be placed within the European Schengen zone, which is typically a large area of unfettered movement.

It unveiled plans on Tuesday to tighten the application of EU refugee regulations, including the detention of asylum applicants while officials decide whether Germany should handle their case.

Among other resources, police might use Eurodac, the common fingerprint database for Europe.

The administration, along with others, believed that the opposition conservatives’ request to automatically deny asylum applicants at the borders violated EU law, thus it rejected it.