The recently-elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida closed the country’s borders yet again at the end of November
Czechia is ready to introduce border controls in a matter of hours, says Interior Minister Jan Hamáček
The country fears that, due to the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the migration wave from 2015 will repeat itself
The decision will come into effect on Sunday
Czechia considers the situation in Germany to be severe
Borders could reopen on June 8 or June 15
Czechia also prolongs the ban on travel abroad
Czechia gears up for border checks.
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer admits that inspections could return to the borders, such as in Saxony, which borders the Czech Republic and Poland. Currently, more strict measures only work at the Austrian-German border, mainly because of the return of migrants.
Austria announced it will extend controls on the border with Hungary and Slovenia to at least May 2019. Even though Austria and both affected neighboring countries are part of the Schengen zone, border controls have been in place since the height of the migration crisis.
