Federal police prepared at Saxon borders

After German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) changed her mind on the issue of stationary border controls, the federal police are prepared at Saxony's borders with Poland and the Czech Republic. "It will start in the next few hours," a spokesman for the Pirna Federal Police Directorate told the German Press Agency on Monday. Currently, there were still coordination on places and times, it could start around 18.00 clock or 19.00 clock

Faeser has after long hesitation now but stationary controls on the borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland registered with the EU Commission. According to her ministry in Berlin, she justified this step with the limitation of irregular migration and an even stronger fight against smuggling crime. She said the decision would initially take effect for ten days, adding that the notification could be extended up to a total of two months.