A Polish man is taking Germany to court over checks at the German-Polish border. He says that it's not just because they make life difficult, but also because they contravene EU law.Jakub Wolinski ...

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday that border controls would halt human trafficking. "We are also stopping criminals and extremists," she added. The announcement follows ...

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.

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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 ...

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, from the SPD, has increased land border checks in recent years. However, anyone wishing to apply for asylum has generally been allowed to enter the country. ...

Germany’s beefed-up ... with the introduction of Europe’s border-free Schengen area. The government had first registered new checks at the borders with Poland, Czechia, and Switzerland in ...

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