Germany to extend border controls with Czechia and other neighbor states

Germany has announced that it will extend controls at its borders with Czechia, Poland and Switzerland for at least another two months after December 15 when they were due to end. German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the controls were proving successful both in curbing the number of illegal entries into the country and detaining people smugglers. Since Germany introduced the checks on October 16, federal police have reportedly detained around 120 smugglers on its borders with the said countries and detected 9,200 illegal crossings.