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HISTORICAL FACTS: Germany steps up border controls to combat migrant surge | History Defined

Germany says it will increase police patrols along “smuggling routes” on its border with Poland and the Czech Republic in an effort to prevent more migrants from entering the country. AFP - CHRISTOF STACHE

Germany will introduce new border controls with Poland and the Czech Republic this week, the German interior minister announced on Wednesday, saying that more should be done to protect the European Union's fragile system of open borders.

Germany saw its first-time asylum requests rise by 78 percent in the first seven months of 2023, according to official data.

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