German law professor Werner Schroeder is suing his government after police forcibly checked his ID at the Austrian-German border. He argues these controls violate EU law and undermine the Schengen system of borderless travel.
i cross a german border every now and then. did so for years. they were always professional. sometimes people act up, then they are quick to shut it down, but what do they expect ?
i know my subjective eyperience is not representative, but
i also crossed the border via train in 2024. these trains are routinely checked
its not very disruptive. they walk through the train and rarely actually approach people. If they do, its usually over pretty quickly (if documents are in order i assume)
End of 2024 they started at all borders some borders are controlled regularly for years now. I think some are dating back to 2015.
Yeah it’s annoying (specially in night trains) and I’m all for abolishing them again but I also only ever have experienced the officers as very professional. But I’m German so who knows.
i cross a german border every now and then. did so for years. they were always professional. sometimes people act up, then they are quick to shut it down, but what do they expect ?
The border patrols this article is talking about only started end of 2024.
i know my subjective eyperience is not representative, but i also crossed the border via train in 2024. these trains are routinely checked
its not very disruptive. they walk through the train and rarely actually approach people. If they do, its usually over pretty quickly (if documents are in order i assume)
Did you cross often at the end of 2024? If not, how can you know the new kinds of controls are done routinely?
I think you’re still talking about the previous controls.
End of 2024 they started at all borders some borders are controlled regularly for years now. I think some are dating back to 2015.
Yeah it’s annoying (specially in night trains) and I’m all for abolishing them again but I also only ever have experienced the officers as very professional. But I’m German so who knows.