The Irish Times view on Germany’s new border controls: freedom of movement under threat

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The Irish Times view on Germany’s new border controls: freedom of movement under threat
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The decision could create a snowball affect curtailing the Schengen system of free movement across much of the Continental EU

Nancy Faeser, Germany's interior minister, speaks during a press conference in Berlin on the new border measures. to impose controls on all its eight borders as a special measure to control irregular immigration. The German interior minister Nancy Faeser said they are for six months but would remain “until we achieve strong protection of the EU’s external borders” when a new common immigration policy is introduced in 2026.

The issue’s growing political salience was highlighted by the victory in regional elections last week of the far-right AfD party on a crude platform of speedy deportations and benefit cuts for immigrants – and its prospective victory in next week’s Brandenburg voting.

Other states have taken similar measures, including Hungary, Austria and Denmark, under similar political pressures over immigration and the growth of far-right parties. This puts the commercial and civic benefits of free movement under strain legally as the new EU Commission takes up office.

Kathryn Thomas: Myself and my husband doing DIY jobs together – I’m thinking: Why did I marry this person?TV guide: The best new shows to watch, beginning tonight Such tensions tend to obscure the deeper reality that Germany and other EU member-states, Ireland included, rely increasingly on immigration to fill crucial demographic shortfalls in their labour markets, just as they face demands for greater investment to restore competitiveness. Alongside this, the EU is making the transition from an era of open globalisation towards a more geopolitical world.

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