BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Germany has extended temporary border controls for six months and informed the European Union, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday as he tries to show his ...

Germany's outgoing government has extended border controls by six months in a bid to curb irregular migration, a key issue in the lead-up to the country's federal election on 23 February.

FILE - German police officers stand at a bridge over the river Rhine at the border between Germany and France in Kehl, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) 37,094 ...