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Luxembourg Condemns Germany's Planned Schengen Border Crackdown
Luxembourg sharply criticized Germany's plan to increase border controls and deportations, advocating instead for reinforced external border controls to maintain the Schengen Area's free movement and avoid disrupting daily life in the Greater Region; Germany plans to implement these measures startin...
Luxembourg Condemns Germany's Planned Schengen Border Crackdown
Luxembourg sharply criticized Germany's plan to increase border controls and deportations, advocating instead for reinforced external border controls to maintain the Schengen Area's free movement and avoid disrupting daily life in the Greater Region; Germany plans to implement these measures startin...
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36% Bias Score
Poland Warns Germany Against Stricter Border Controls
Poland's Charge d'affaires warned Germany against stricter border controls, citing negative impacts on cross-border traffic and the EU internal market, while emphasizing the need to balance border security with free movement within the Schengen Area.
Poland Warns Germany Against Stricter Border Controls
Poland's Charge d'affaires warned Germany against stricter border controls, citing negative impacts on cross-border traffic and the EU internal market, while emphasizing the need to balance border security with free movement within the Schengen Area.
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44% Bias Score
German Protests: "Gemeinsam für Deutschland" Rallies Draw Thousands, Sparking Counter-Demonstrations
Approximately 3,000 people demonstrated across Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein under the banner of "Gemeinsam für Deutschland", a group advocating for border controls and opposing support for Ukraine; counter-demonstrations also took place, with some instances of violence reported, and several arrest...
German Protests: "Gemeinsam für Deutschland" Rallies Draw Thousands, Sparking Counter-Demonstrations
Approximately 3,000 people demonstrated across Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein under the banner of "Gemeinsam für Deutschland", a group advocating for border controls and opposing support for Ukraine; counter-demonstrations also took place, with some instances of violence reported, and several arrest...
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40% Bias Score
Schengen Area Faces Challenges from Migration and Security Concerns
A German study shows 72% support Schengen, but the COVID-19 pandemic and rising illegal migration since 2015 (over 400 border control instances reported) challenge its open borders, leading to revised rules permitting controls up to three years.
Schengen Area Faces Challenges from Migration and Security Concerns
A German study shows 72% support Schengen, but the COVID-19 pandemic and rising illegal migration since 2015 (over 400 border control instances reported) challenge its open borders, leading to revised rules permitting controls up to three years.
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56% Bias Score
German Asylum Applications Plummet Amid Stricter Border Controls
In the first two months of 2025, Germany received 26,674 initial asylum applications—a 43.4% decrease compared to 2024—while approximately 50,000 migrants were turned away at the border since stricter controls were introduced. This decrease reflects broader European trends and EU agreements with tra...
German Asylum Applications Plummet Amid Stricter Border Controls
In the first two months of 2025, Germany received 26,674 initial asylum applications—a 43.4% decrease compared to 2024—while approximately 50,000 migrants were turned away at the border since stricter controls were introduced. This decrease reflects broader European trends and EU agreements with tra...
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56% Bias Score
Merz's Strict Border Controls Challenge Schengen and EU Asylum Policy
Friedrich Merz, CDU's chancellor candidate leading in polls, proposes stricter border controls including denying entry to asylum seekers who've passed through other EU countries and making internal border controls permanent, potentially violating EU law and impacting the Schengen Area; this sparked ...
Merz's Strict Border Controls Challenge Schengen and EU Asylum Policy
Friedrich Merz, CDU's chancellor candidate leading in polls, proposes stricter border controls including denying entry to asylum seekers who've passed through other EU countries and making internal border controls permanent, potentially violating EU law and impacting the Schengen Area; this sparked ...
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36% Bias Score
Luxembourg Condemns Germany's Planned Border Control Increase
Luxembourg strongly criticized Germany's plan to increase border controls and deportations at their shared border, advocating instead for reinforced external border controls to preserve the Schengen Area's free movement principle.
Luxembourg Condemns Germany's Planned Border Control Increase
Luxembourg strongly criticized Germany's plan to increase border controls and deportations at their shared border, advocating instead for reinforced external border controls to preserve the Schengen Area's free movement principle.
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36% Bias Score
Germany to Tighten Migration Policy, Rejecting Asylum Seekers at Borders
Germany's incoming government plans to tighten its migration policy from May 6th, rejecting undocumented asylum seekers at its borders, intensifying identity checks, and potentially violating EU law, despite coordination efforts with neighboring countries.
Germany to Tighten Migration Policy, Rejecting Asylum Seekers at Borders
Germany's incoming government plans to tighten its migration policy from May 6th, rejecting undocumented asylum seekers at its borders, intensifying identity checks, and potentially violating EU law, despite coordination efforts with neighboring countries.
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56% Bias Score
German Protests: "Gemeinsam für Deutschland" Demonstrations Draw Thousands, Sparking Incidents
Across several German states, approximately 3,000 people participated in demonstrations organized largely by the "Gemeinsam für Deutschland" group, advocating for border controls and an end to Ukraine support; counter-protests occurred, and police reported incidents, including assaults.
German Protests: "Gemeinsam für Deutschland" Demonstrations Draw Thousands, Sparking Incidents
Across several German states, approximately 3,000 people participated in demonstrations organized largely by the "Gemeinsam für Deutschland" group, advocating for border controls and an end to Ukraine support; counter-protests occurred, and police reported incidents, including assaults.
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40% Bias Score
French Smokers Flock to Germany for Cheaper Cigarettes
Due to higher cigarette prices in France (€13 per pack) compared to Germany (€9), French consumers are crossing the border to Kehl, Germany, to buy tobacco, impacting French tobacco retailers who are closing at a rate of eight per year in the Bas-Rhin region of Alsace.
French Smokers Flock to Germany for Cheaper Cigarettes
Due to higher cigarette prices in France (€13 per pack) compared to Germany (€9), French consumers are crossing the border to Kehl, Germany, to buy tobacco, impacting French tobacco retailers who are closing at a rate of eight per year in the Bas-Rhin region of Alsace.
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44% Bias Score
Merz's Strict Border Controls Threaten Schengen Area
Friedrich Merz, Germany's leading chancellor candidate, proposes stricter border controls, potentially impacting the Schengen Area and the EU's Common European Asylum System by denying entry to asylum seekers who have already passed through other EU countries and establishing permanent internal bord...
Merz's Strict Border Controls Threaten Schengen Area
Friedrich Merz, Germany's leading chancellor candidate, proposes stricter border controls, potentially impacting the Schengen Area and the EU's Common European Asylum System by denying entry to asylum seekers who have already passed through other EU countries and establishing permanent internal bord...
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36% Bias Score
Merz's Stricter Border Control Plans Spark EU Debate
Leading German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz plans stricter border controls, including rejecting asylum seekers who've passed through other EU countries and detaining those facing deportation; his proposals passed the Bundestag with support from the FDP and parts of the AfD, raising concerns a...
Merz's Stricter Border Control Plans Spark EU Debate
Leading German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz plans stricter border controls, including rejecting asylum seekers who've passed through other EU countries and detaining those facing deportation; his proposals passed the Bundestag with support from the FDP and parts of the AfD, raising concerns a...
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44% Bias Score
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