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's economy is in desperate need of foreign labor, but a political environment hostile to all kinds of immigrants makes it seem unlikely they'll get it.

Amid President Trump’s border crackdown, German news media have closely followed the treatment of two tourists who say they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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.

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