Germany has recently reinstated national border controls within the European Union’s open-border Schengen Zone, citing the need to curb undocumented migration and intending to deport many of these migrants back to the EU countries they originally entered.

This move has sparked discontent among frontline states like Greece, which have called for greater solidarity from the EU’s leading nations.

Germany will implement border checks at all nine of its land borders for the next six months in an effort to reduce irregular migration and enhance security.

Last year, the number of asylum applications in Germany surged to over 350,000, marking a rise of more than 50% compared to the previous year. The majority of asylum seekers came from Syria, followed by Turkey and Afghanistan.

Under normal circumstances, travel between Germany and its neighbors—Poland, Austria, France, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands—requires no checks due to their participation in the Schengen Area.

Agencies.