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German state premier: Border checks need ongoing justification
The German government must be able to justify continued border controls in the Schengen area, the premier of the western German state of…
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New German interior minister defends harder line on migration policy
The tougher approach to migration policy taken by Germany's new coalition government is already showing results, according to Interior…
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EU ministers embrace 'more rigorous and robust' course on migration
European Union home affairs ministers met in Warsaw on Thursday to discuss migration, a day after the German parliament backed plans for…
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Polish government's decision to suspend asylum law triggers concerns from civil society
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Human rights and civil society groups voiced concerns Monday after Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a…
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Tough migration stances challenge EU's Schengen open border zone
A long-standing debate in Germany on how to handle migrants has intensified following deadly knife attacks in Solingen and Mannheim this…
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Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders
KEHL, Germany (AP) — Germany on Monday began random checks at its borders with five Western European nations as it seeks to crack down on…
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Germany's Scholz defends decision to expand control of land borders
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has defended the planned expansion of the nation's border controls as he addressed the public in a citizens'…
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Germany expands controls at borders to stem irregular migration and extremism risks
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's government ordered temporary controls at all land borders on Monday as a response to irregular migration and to…