Borders

During the summer vacations, persons who return to Germany from abroad will be checked even though the borders are supposed to remain open. Interior Minister Seehofer ordered dragnet controls.

The number of countries people can travel to Germany, the rest of the Schengen Zone and the European Union from is shrinking. And it might have to be decreased…

The German government has decided to lift entry restrictions for nationals of eleven countries put in place during the first part of the Corona crisis. Four…

Germany just reopened borders to several of its nine neighbors after Corona had kept them closed for three months. Many other E.U. countries followed suit.

In Germany, the borders to five out of nine neighboring countries are about to 'open'. But, in fact, the measure only helps the few who are allowed to cross…

In Berlin, Germany's Interior Minister Seehofer announced an easing of controls at some inner-European borders. At the outer borders, the existing Corona rules…

On the European level and in Germany, more and more politicians are calling for an end to border controls within the European Union. Because the situation has changed since they were implemented, the demands do not come as a surprise.

Now that Germany managed to do comparatively well during the first large Corona wave, restrictions were eased and bans lifted. But hardly anything has changed…

Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer wants the country to continue checking people at its borders. And he intends to make the migration policy a priority…