As for Germany, the security argument was put forward to justify this measure. On the European Commission website, we can read that the country would be “under serious threats to public order, public order and internal security posed by high-level terrorist activities”. A decision which was also motivated by a phenomenon of illegal immigration of which she was a victim.
“The growing presence of criminal networks facilitating irregular migration and trafficking, and migratory flows which risk being infiltrated by radicalized individuals, as well as irregular crossings at the Channel and North Sea borders, as well as the rising violence among migrants, particularly in northern coastal areas like Dunkirk and Calais, leading to tense and dangerous situations involving both migrants and law enforcement.”she explains.
Other European countries have also announced the strengthening of border controls until mid-2025. Among them are Austria, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
