The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal migrant arrivals, spurring some member countries to temporarily reintroduce border checks within what is normally a wide area of free movement — the Schengen zone.
Schengen’s rules allow this “as a last resort” to avert serious threats to internal security or public policy.
These countries have reinstated or toughened checks:
Austria
Austria has checks at its border with Slovakia and the Czech Republic, expiring on Oct. 15, and with Slovenia and Hungary until Nov. 11.
It has cited pressure on the asylum reception system, as well as security concerns exacerbated by terrorist groups and criminal networks linked to the war in Ukraine.
Denmark
Denmark is carrying out checks on land and sea transit from Germany until Nov. 11, citing terrorist threats related to the Gaza war and Qur’an desecrations in 2023, and …