Berlin to notify EU of fixed border controls - Breaking note

2023-10-16T12:55:57.788Z

Highlights: Berlin to notify EU of fixed border controls - Breaking note. After a long hesitation, the federal government has decided to notify Brussels. This was reported on the website of the newspaper Die Welt, citing "circles of the SPD" and the Ministry of the Interior. The controls will be on sections of its border with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. The decision was made in the context of the migrant issue, according to reports in Germany and the UK, and is expected to be implemented within weeks.

After a long hesitation, the federal government has decided to notify Brussels of fixed border controls in sections of its border with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland as part of the migrant issue. (ANSA)