‘We can’t take any more.’

Germany stops ALL trains from Austria as they reintroduce border controls and temporarily suspend Schengen Agreement

• Germany has become the destination for many desperate Syrian refugees
• Munich, which has been the main entry point, is now at breaking point
• Germany has announced a reintroduction of ‘temporary’ border controls
• The move marks a dramatic shift back from Europe’s Schengen agreement
• Europe is struggling to deal with the huge influx of people fleeing violence

 
Thomas Burrows and Sam Tonkin
The Daily Mail [UK]
13 September 2015

Germany’s open-door policy to refugees appeared to be unravelling tonight following the country’s reinstatement of border controls to curb the overwhelming influx of migrants.

Europe’s top economy halted all trains from Austria and, in an historic move, temporarily suspended the open borders Schengen agreement in response to the arrival of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in recent days.

The decision marks a dramatic shift away from the current abolishment of passport checks throughout Europe’s Schengen zone.

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said: ‘At this moment Germany is temporarily introducing border controls again along [the EU’s] internal borders. The focus will be on the border to Austria at first.

‘The aim of these measures is to limit the current inflows to Germany and to return to orderly procedures when people enter the country.”…

The article continues at The Daily Mail.

 
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