Germany to extend border controls in migration crackdownGermany will push on with temporary border controls beyond a September deadline as it cracks down on irregular immigration, Interior Minist...
08 Aug, 2025, 09.59 AM IST
Poland extends checks on border with Germany until OctoberPoland has extended temporary controls on the border with its EU neighbours Germany and Lithuania, Poland's Interior Minister Marcin Kierwi...
04 Aug, 2025, 10.54 AM IST
Migration fears turn Europe's borderless dreams into traffic nightmaresGermany's increased border checks, implemented in response to voter concerns over migration, are causing significant disruptions to cross-b...
17 Jul, 2025, 01.35 PM IST
Poland to impose temporary border checks; “I warned the German side in March,” says Donald TuskAmid rising tensions over irregular migration, Poland will reinstate temporary border checks with Germany starting Monday, citing Germany's...
01 Jul, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
Schengen limits tighten as Belgium introduces border checks to curb migrationBelgium is set to implement border checks this summer, targeting key entry points to combat illegal migration and deter asylum seekers reje...
21 Jun, 2025, 11.17 AM IST
New German government plans to boost border controls to curb migrationGermany is set to tighten its border controls. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced plans to deploy more police. The goal is to c...
08 May, 2025, 10.26 AM IST
European holiday planned for 2025? 10 Schengen countries have brought back internal border checksIn 2025, several Schengen nations, including Germany and France, have reinstated internal border controls due to irregular migration, terro...
23 Apr, 2025, 11.14 AM IST
Germany making 'progress' against irregular immigrantsGermany’s tighter immigration controls have successfully reduced irregular migration, with asylum applications dropping 43% in early 2025 c...
01 Apr, 2025, 07.48 PM IST
Germany’s immigration policies set for overhaul as Conservatives take powerGermany's center-right CDU, led by Friedrich Merz, won the parliamentary election, signaling potential tighter immigration policies. Merz's...
24 Feb, 2025, 10.34 AM IST
Germany extends border checks for six more months amid migration concernsGermany has extended border checks for six more months to curb irregular migration, impacting movement within the Schengen Area. Chancellor...
13 Feb, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivalsGermany will expand border controls with all nine neighboring countries to curb irregular migration, following recent extremist attacks. Th...
16 Sep, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
Some 3,50,000 people applied for asylum in Germany in 2023, up 51 per cent in a yearThe number of people applying for asylum in Germany last year rose to 3,51,915, an increase of 51.1 per cent compared with the year before....
08 Jan, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
Germany extends checks at Austrian border as migrant numbers riseBelgrade's visa-free policy with countries like India and Tunisia allows an influx of migrants who can then try and enter the EU illegally....
12 Oct, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
EU experts agree pushbacks at borders inappropriate to tackle virusEU government experts have agreed that blocking cross-border movement within the bloc of people with coronavirus symptoms would be counter-...
27 Feb, 2020, 05.54 PM IST
Remember Schengen? Europe’s quintessential fairy-tale village with lush green vineyardsA visit to the sleepy town in Europe that is a metaphor for everything Brexit, walls and immigration bans are not.
05 Feb, 2017, 12.01 AM IST
Learning with the times: Since when have defensive walls been made to protect countries or cities?The wall was demolished in November 1989. Similar to the Berlin wall is the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which acts as the de facto bor...
30 Jan, 2017, 11.56 AM IST
Travel buzz: Germany, Austria say emergency EU border checks must stayThe EU partly suspended the so-called Schengen free travel zone last year as countries struggled with a chaotic influx of about 1.3 million...
20 Oct, 2016, 11.37 AM IST