Germany's top security official says the country will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer’s European Championship in June and July.
FILE - Police officers control cars at a checkpoint near the Austrian and German border in Mittenwald, Germany, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Germany will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer’s European Championship in June and July, the country’s top security official says. BERLIN — Germany will carry out border controls at all its frontiers during soccer’s European Championship in June and July, the country’s top security official told local media.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the daily Rheinische Post in comments published Tuesday that checks will be carried out at all German borders during the tournament “to be able to prevent possible violent criminals entering.” She added that “this is necessary to protect this major international event as best possible.”
Authorities’ focus is on protection against Islamic and other extremists, hooligans and others, and securing networks against cyberattacks, she said.However, the decision to restore border checks during the soccer tournament had long been expected. It has become standard practice for countries in Europe’s nominally ID check-free travel zone known as the Schengen area during big sports events and major summits.
The European Championship starts June 14, with host Germany playing Scotland in the opening match in Munich. The final will be played in Berlin on July 14.after the Moscow attack. Faeser’s ministry said Monday that while the threat from Islamic extremists remains acute, German authorities’ risk assessment hasn’t changed so far as a result of the attack.
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