Germany will extend checks at its borders by a further six months beyond March 15 due to the ongoing security situation, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt told Bild newspaper in comments released on Monday.
The corresponding notification is currently being sent to the European Commission, the newspaper reported citing sources in the government.
“We are extending controls at the borders with our neighboring countries — border controls are one element of our reorganization of migration policy in Germany,” Bild quoted Dobrindt as saying.
Meannwhile, Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Monday that France needs to boost its defense spending to turn warm words about European sovereignty into concrete capabilities.
“He repeatedly and correctly refers to our pursuit of European sovereignty,” Wadephul said of French President Emmanuel Macron in a radio interview with broadcaster Deutschlandfunk. “Anyone who talks about it needs to act accordingly in their own country.”
