A difficult decision for many European countries related to migrants.
The European Union is trying to cope with a surge in the flow of legal and illegal migrants, prompting some member states to introduce temporary checks at their borders, despite being part of the normally expansive Schengen area of free movement.
Here are the countries that have introduced and tightened the measures. Summary by Reuters’ Stephanie Hamel and Olivier Sorgo, translated by BTA’s Vladimir Arangelov.
Austria has introduced checks on its borders with Slovakia and the Czech Republic, which expire on October 15, as well as checks on the borders with Slovenia and Hungary until November 11.
Vienna cited pressure on the asylum-seeker system, as well as security concerns exacerbated by terrorist groups and criminal networks linked to the war in Ukraine.
Denmark carry out checks on passengers arriving by land and sea from Germany until November 11, citing terrorist threats related to the Gaza war and desecrations of the Koran in 2023, as well as risks of Russian espionage.
France citing pressure on the reception system and threats of terrorism and has introduced checks on its borders with Schengen countries until October 31.
Germany intends to introduce tighter controls on all its land borders from September 16, initially for a period of six months.
Last year, Germany announced tighter controls on its land borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland. Berlin announced that these measures, as well as border checks with Austria, had allowed it to return 30,000 migrants since October 2023.
Border checks introduced by Italyto continue until December 18 after Rome cited concerns over terrorist activity, the war in Ukraine, and risks of violence linked to Italy’s G7 presidency.
Norwaywhich is not a member of the EU but is part of the Schengen agreement, introduced border controls at its ports with ferry links to the Schengen area until November 11, citing Russian intelligence operations threatening Norwegian gas exports or military aid to Ukraine.
Slovenia introduced border checks on its border with Croatia and Hungary until December 21, citing deteriorating security in the Middle East and Ukraine, high levels of terrorism and organized crime in the Western Balkans.
Sweden tightened its border controls until November 11, citing the increased risk of violence, including anti-Semitic attacks, amid the conflict in Gaza.
Finland has closed crossing points along its land border with Russia – which is not part of the Schengen area – for an unspecified period of time in response to a surge in asylum seekers from third countries, which it says has been orchestrated by Moscow. The Kremlin rejected this accusation.
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