European Commission Urges Gradual Abolition of Border Checks in 9 EU Countries, Including Germany

The European Commission insists on the gradual abolition of national border controls in Germany and other European countries. This was reported by Spiegel, citing «European Pravda».

Magnus Brunner, the European Commissioner for Migration, stated that, in the view of the European Commission, the gradual reduction of border controls in the nine member states where they currently exist is «both possible and advisable – including in Germany». He justified this call by the significant decrease in the number of refugees, as well as the effectiveness of measures taken, such as the protection of external borders and a common pan-European entry and exit system.

In April, the Administrative Court of the German city of Koblenz declared border checks between Luxembourg and Germany illegal. This decision is not the first in Germany, as courts had previously questioned the legality of checks on the border with Austria.

However, German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Thursday, June 4, rejected the European Commission's request to abolish internal border checks.