Germany began border controls in mid-October and says that since then, the federal police have detained about 90 smugglers. Then border controls were extended for another 10 days, and now by 20. As Nancy Faeser reported, the reason was the fight against illegal immigration and smugglers. She added that the German Ministry of the Interior is “in close contact with neighboring countries.”
“This is important for limiting illegal migration to Germany
– The package of stationary and mobile border services measures that we have used is important for limiting illegal migration to Germany – explained the head of the German Ministry of Internal Affairs and added that Germany “attaches particular importance to ensuring that the controls have the least possible impact on the everyday life of people commuting to work, travelers and entrepreneurs.
According to the German agency dpa, since the beginning of the introduction of controls, approximately 6,900 unauthorized crossings at the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland have been detected. In addition, “around 2,800 actions were taken to prevent unauthorized entry and end unauthorized stay.”
Traffic jams at the border
Meanwhile, as well as local media report that traffic jams have been forming on the German-Polish border for several days. GDDKiA’s observations show that the biggest traffic jams occur on Mondays, when many people start work after the weekend. – We monitor these congestions and try to make it safe. We have set up a car with signals to make the congestion visible, but it is impossible to introduce detours – said Magdalena Szumiata from GDDKiA. In November, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised his compatriots that controls at three borders would be maintained “for a long time.” – We must do everything in our power to stop illegal people smuggling. The current state of affairs is unacceptable, declared the Saxon Minister of the Interior, Armin Schuster, in October.
Source: Gazeta
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