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Germany’s border controls harm Luxembourg and Germany, Luxembourg’s Interior Minister Léon Gloden has said.
In an interview with Euractiv, Gloden said that the German government’s narrative that checks cause no disruption and tighten security is false, stressing that these controls are “mostly tokenism” Schengen.News reports.
The Minister said that the measure threatens Europe’s borderless Schengen Zone, adding that about 225,000 people enter Luxembourg daily for work purposes mainly in sectors such as health and finance.
Border Controls Effective in Fighting Irregular Migration, German Authorities Say
Authorities in Germany introduced border controls with all Schengen Zone neighbouring countries in September 2024, as part of efforts to manage irregular migration and cross-border crime.
On February 12, 2025, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the further extension of this measure for another six months.
It means that Germany’s border controls will remain in place until September 15, 2025. The measure was initially set to expire on March 15, 2025.
Germany Failed to Prevent Congestion
Announcing the decision of border controls’ extension, the German Minister of Interior, Nancy Faeser, said that controls have proven to be effective, stressing that they are still necessary.
Back then the Minister said that border controls would be carried out in a way that would affect travel and commuter traffic as soon as possible.
But Luxembourg’s Interior Minister Léon Gloden told Euractiv that Germany has failed to keep its promise to prevent congestion and other similar issues.
Luxembourg to File a Complaint With European Commission
Soon after Germany’s announcement of the extension of border controls until September 2025, Luxembourg’s Home Affairs Minister, Léon Gloden, said that would file a formal complaint to the Commission.
In addition, Luxembourg’s opposition party LSAP, urged Luxembourg to take Germany’s decision to extend the measure for an additional six months to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
In this regard, LSAP MP Yves Cruchten noted that the Home Affairs Minister of Luxembourg previous steps to take action against such measures were not enough.
In contrast, the German Federal Police previously claimed that a large number of irregular entries had been detected since mid-September when border controls became effective.
Source: https://schengen.news/luxembourg-minister-considers-germanys-border-controls-as-ineffective-harmful/
