Post by sevenofnine on Sept 11, 2024 10:37:29 GMT -5
OHHH that pretty you know how lay back Belgians are
"In the 1980s, we had to get off the bus and they checked all our passports," said one Belgian citizen. "We're not going back to that time, are we?"
Germany's decision to introduce controls at each of its nine land borders for the next six months has caught those who frequently cross them in a mix of surprise and disapproval.
The measures announced on Monday will apply from 16 September until 15 March of next year at the borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Considering that the Austrian border has been subject to controls since May, the frontiers with Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic since June, and the French border since July, the country is practically back to the era of border controls in Europe.
It's worth noting that Germany's not the only one to have done this: this year alone, 10 countries in the open-border Schengen zone reintroduced controls at some of their borders, for reasons such as figh
The measures announced on Monday will apply from 16 September until 15 March of next year at the borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Considering that the Austrian border has been subject to controls since May, the frontiers with Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic since June, and the French border since July, the country is practically back to the era of border controls in Europe.
It's worth noting that Germany's not the only one to have done this: this year alone, 10 countries in the open-border Schengen zone reintroduced controls at some of their borders, for reasons such as fighting terrorism and controlling irregular immigration
www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/11/belgian-discontent-as-germany-brings-in-border-controls
"In the 1980s, we had to get off the bus and they checked all our passports," said one Belgian citizen. "We're not going back to that time, are we?"
Germany's decision to introduce controls at each of its nine land borders for the next six months has caught those who frequently cross them in a mix of surprise and disapproval.
The measures announced on Monday will apply from 16 September until 15 March of next year at the borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Considering that the Austrian border has been subject to controls since May, the frontiers with Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic since June, and the French border since July, the country is practically back to the era of border controls in Europe.
It's worth noting that Germany's not the only one to have done this: this year alone, 10 countries in the open-border Schengen zone reintroduced controls at some of their borders, for reasons such as figh
The measures announced on Monday will apply from 16 September until 15 March of next year at the borders with Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Considering that the Austrian border has been subject to controls since May, the frontiers with Switzerland, Poland and the Czech Republic since June, and the French border since July, the country is practically back to the era of border controls in Europe.
It's worth noting that Germany's not the only one to have done this: this year alone, 10 countries in the open-border Schengen zone reintroduced controls at some of their borders, for reasons such as fighting terrorism and controlling irregular immigration
www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/11/belgian-discontent-as-germany-brings-in-border-controls
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