Greek Prime Minister criticizes German migration restrictions

The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has criticized Germany’s plan to tighten migration restrictions. On Monday Berlin will begin implementing a policy aimed to curb irregular migration. William Denselow reports from Brussels.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced on Monday that the country would reinstate checks at all land borders to curb irregular migration.

On Tuesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk slammed Germany over the move, saying: “Such actions are unacceptable from the Polish perspective.”​​​​​​​

Germany said this week that the checks within what is normally a wide area of free movement – the Schengen zone – would start on 16 September 2024 and initially last for six months, as the country tries to clamp down on irregular migration.