Czech Republic Border Spotlight: Federal Police: The number of unauthorized entries is on the rise

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Federal Police: The number of unauthorized entries is on the rise

10/01/2022 02:13 am

Many more are trying to re-enter Germany illegally. The Federal Police recorded a significant increase, especially on the border with the Czech Republic. Belarus plays an increasingly important role as a transit country.

The number of unauthorized entries into Germany has risen massively in recent months, particularly at the German-Czech border. This was reported by the “Rheinisch Post” with figures from the Federal Police. From the beginning of the year to September 28, the federal police detected around 56,800 people who entered Germany without permission.

“The focus is currently on the German-Czech border with more than 11,827 recorded unauthorized entries in 2022, more than 6,500 of them in August and September 2022 alone,” a central police spokesman said. According to this, around 4,200 people were seen in this border throughout 2021. At the border with Austria, where standard border controls are currently in place, there have been more than 13,700 unauthorized entries so far this year. The information relates to the September 28 reporting date.

“The growth of detected unauthorized entries can be seen above all at the German eastern and southern borders,” it said. Although there are generally no border controls at German land borders, nationwide, the Federal Police records an average of more than 400 people entering the country illegally under their responsibility.

If we look at the situation in the federal state, most people come to Bavaria and Saxony. From January to August, the federal police in Bavaria identified 15,433 unauthorized entries through the German-Austrian and German-Czech border divisions. In the same period in 2021 there were 8706 people. In Saxony, 7397 people who entered Germany illegally were found in the border divisions of Poland and the Czech Republic, compared to 2402 in the same period of the previous year.

“We know where they’re coming from.”

“We know where they come from and where they travel to,” Federal Police chief Dieter Roman told the newspaper. “What we don’t know is why we often don’t see Eurotalk wins,” Roman says. Through the Eurodac system, fingerprints of asylum seekers and refugees across Europe are collected, centrally stored and compared. EU-wide data comparison is intended to prevent multiple EU countries from applying for asylum or international protection.

Roman’s report may be related to increased migration through Serbia and Belarus. “Serbia continues to be a major transit country for illegal migration to Central and Western Europe due to its central geographic location in the Western Balkans and national visa regulations,” the spokesperson said. From there, migrants will attempt to cross borders into Romania, Hungary or Croatia to immigrate to their respective destination countries in the EU. “They are supported by established and mature smuggling structures. Especially in recent months, migration dynamics have increased, which also affects the number of detections at the German-Czech border,” it said.

Another problem is entry through Belarus, as can be seen from the statistics of the Federal Police. According to this, around 4,760 unauthorized entries related to Belarus have been registered till September 28 this year. Focus is on the Polish border. “After the emigration pressure from Belarus decreased at the end of 2021, the Federal Police increased it again to a mid-triple-digit monthly figure from April 2022. According to the Federal Police, emigrants mainly use air connections. Moscow must travel from there via Belarus and Poland.” , the spokesperson said. Some journeys also take place via the Baltic states.