Applying temporary controls at all German borders

– International news – Tasnim News Agency According to the newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, the recent terrorist attack in Moscow has also increased the panic of officials in the European Union. .

In response to this issue, Nancy Pfizer, the Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany, announced the temporary control of all German borders for the European football championship this summer. He said: “During the tournament, we will conduct temporary border controls at all German borders to prevent possible violent criminals from entering the country.” He emphasized that it is necessary to protect EM in the best possible way According to the Minister of the Interior of Germany, the focus is on protection against ISIS and other extremists, against hooligans and other violent criminals, as well as network security against cyber attacks.

He added: We We focus on current threats.

The European Football Championship starts on June 14. In mid-February, the Federal Ministry of the Interior extended controls at the land borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland until mid-June. The main focus of this action is, of course, the fight against smugglers and illegal immigration. In addition to the controls that were applied in October at the borders of the three neighboring countries, controls have also been applied at the border with Austria since the fall of 2015.

Regarding the new threat situation, the Union of United Christian Parties in Germany also demanded More powers have been given to the police and intelligence services in Germany.

Thorsten Frei, head of the Union faction in the German parliament, said in the Augsburger Allgemeine (Tuesday) that German security authorities are using similar investigative tools as the services foreign secret in defense of terrorist attacks.

Politicians in the German government coalition known as Traffic Light also see a great threat from terrorism in Europe.

Konstantin von Notz, deputy On Monday, the Green Party told the Düsseldorf newspaper Rheinische Post: “The threat level of extremist terrorists in Europe, and especially in Germany, is constantly high.” He added that numerous criminal attacks in recent years show It shows what heinous and inhumane actions organizations like ISIS are capable of.

Bijan Jirsarai, Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic State Party, said: “ISIS and its regional groups continue to pose great dangers.” “

He emphasized: “The fight against inhumane terror must remain at the center of politics and security authorities.” In this situation, the police union (GdP) believes that the intelligence services and security authorities in Germany are not equipped enough to prevent terrorist attacks. The deputy head of this security organization said: “Germany is also in the crosshairs of international terrorism.” In the long term, they are not equipped in terms of the necessary personnel, nor the technical equipment, and certainly not in terms of legal options.

After the terrorist attack in Russia, the German Green Party has also proposed the establishment of the European Intelligence Agency.