Zeit Online has a long and very detailed piece about what Germany's border controls are (not) achieving
Impact on asylum claims? Very little
Sending back people with some wrong papers? A bit
Demoralising the police force and costing a lot? You bet
Very good report https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/2025-05/grenzkontrollen-zurueckweisungen-fluechtlinge-migration-alexander-dobrindt #Schengen
Op 18 mei trokken we met 100.000 mensen een massale Rode Lijn door Den Haag. We eisten actie tegen de genocide in Gaza. Maar premier Schoof reageerde nietszeggend. Trek op 15 juni samen met ons opnieuw de Rode Lijn – meld je aan en laat zien: wij zijn met meer!
This is a picture of the joint chiefs as of this morning, Feb 21, 2025.
Two of them were fired three hours ago. Anyone want to guess which two?
[If you need a hint, it's in the alt text]