Czechia to join forces with Germany to patrol border and fight human trafficking

The Czech, German and Polish interior ministers have agreed to instate joint patrols on Germany's borders with Czechia and Poland and to create a joint operational group to fight human trafficking groups, the German Interior Minister, Nancy Faeser, announced on Friday. Concretely for Czechia, this means joint Czech-German patrols on the Czech side of the border.

The German minister had already announced on Wednesday that, due to the recent increase in human trafficking activity and illegal migration, Germany is introducing temporary increased controls on its borders with Czechia and Poland, with immediate effect.