Saxony requests reintroduction of border controls with Czechia

The German state of Saxony has requested the temporary introduction of border controls with the Czech Republic and Poland. German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed at a meeting with regional government leaders on Wednesday that Germany could introduce border controls with its neighbours depending on the migration situation. The Saxon Minister for Federal Affairs told the DPA agency on Thursday morning that he expects the negotiations with the German Ministry of the Interior, which is responsible for the policing and security of the country's borders, to be quick.

Germany temporarily reintroduced checks on its border with Austria in 2015, which it has extended at regular intervals since then. Some migrants therefore choose to come to Germany via Czechia and Poland to avoid checks at the German-Austrian border.