Germany steps up border controls with Poland and Czech Republic
Berlin's move is aimed at fighting illegal immigration amid a sharp rise in the number of asylum applications.
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00:00 The foundations of the Schengen Treaty crumbling at the heart of Europe.
00:05 Germany has become the latest country to beef up its border controls.
00:10 Berlin says it has increased security along the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic
00:15 to contain a sharp rise in illegal entries and asylum applications.
00:20 (German)
00:42 The announcement came a day after police raids in Germany found more than 100 Syrian citizens
00:47 inside apartments searched in connection with a smuggling ring.
00:50 On Tuesday, Poland also tightened its borders with Slovakia
00:54 and on Wednesday, Slovenia followed suit along its southern border with Croatia.
00:59 Germany's interior ministry says about a quarter of all migrants who reach Germany
01:04 are smuggled in across the Mediterranean Sea and the Balkans routes.
01:08 (whooshing)