Germany announces temporary border checks at all land borders

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Germany will set up temporary controls at all of its land borders, expanding checks it already has in place at some borders, in an attempt to curb irregular migration.

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00:00Germany is toughening its border controls by introducing temporary checks at all of

00:07its borders.

00:10German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser says it is an attempt to reduce irregular migration.

00:15Until we come to a strong protection of the EU's external borders with the new common

00:22European asylum system, we have to control our national borders even more.

00:27Temporary border controls will be set up at the land borders with France, Luxembourg,

00:36the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark for a period of six months.

00:42The same measures are already in place on the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic,

00:46Austria and Switzerland.

00:51Europe's Schengen area allows for free travel between member countries.

00:55However, member states are allowed to introduce border checks if they feel there is a threat

01:00to internal security.

01:04Faeser adds that the government has already notified the European Union of the intended

01:09controls.

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