The border closures are set to last six months and are threatening to test European unity. Most of Germany's neighbors are fellow members of the European Union, a 27-country bloc based on the ...

Germany reintroduced border checks in September as part of ... The controls primarily target asylum seekers coming from neighbouring EU countries, who are subject to the EU's Dublin rules that ...

The leaders of Germany's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on a common migration policy that would ...

The freedom Europeans have to travel freely across borders for work and pleasure is one of the most beloved benefits of the EU. Germany, the EU's largest country, is located in the heart of Europe ...

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.

BERLIN — Germany's government ordered temporary controls at all land borders Monday ... to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist threats. ''We are strengthening our ...

Germany turned back 47,000 people back at its borders, seeing one-third fewer asylum requests year-on-year and arresting 1,900 smugglers. The country was already controlling its borders with ...