‘Pushbacks’ at the German Land Borders?
After months of debate, the German government has decided to reintroduce ‘flexible’ border controls towards the Czech Republic and Poland in an attempt to stem the ongoing inflow of migrants and refugees from these countries at a time of heated domestic political disputes about migration. Professor Thym explains the implications of that move and whether it complies with obligations under EU law in a blogpost on VERFASSUNGSBLOG (‘“Pushbacks” an den deutschen Grenzen: ja, nein, vielleicht?’) and in expert opinions m mentioned by DER SPIEGEL, FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG and TAGESSCHAU.DE. Legal restraints for future reform plans at the EU’s external borders were discussed in a frontpage article in the FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE SONNTAGSZEITUNG.