Germany’s outgoing government is the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last fall by another six months as it attempts to cut the number of migrants arriving in the country

Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended the move, stating it has effectively reduced asylum applications and illegal crossings. View on euronews

The German government has extended controls at all of the country's land borders by another six months in an effort to further reduce irregular migration, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday. "With border controls,

Berlin has extended its temporary stringent border controls at all land borders of the country, including those with Poland, for an additional six months, explaining it as an attempt to reduce illegal migration and enhance domestic security.

According to the European Commission, at the time of writing (13 February 2025) the following countries have border controls in place: Germany: borders with France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Poland (16 March 2025 – 15 September 2025).

Germany is extending controls on all its external border through 15 September, the German government announced Wednesday. The controls had been due to expire next month. Earlier, Luxembourg had threatened to refer the matter to the European Commission if the border controls were extended.

Germany has extended border checks for six more months to curb irregular migration, impacting movement within the Schengen Area. Chancellor Olaf Scholz cites a drop in asylum requests and successful control over borders,

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 government is combating irregular migration less than two weeks before an election.