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Netherlands starts six months of extra border controls
1 month ago

Netherlands starts six months of extra border controls

NL Times  

From today, the Koninklijke Marechaussee will perform extra border controls. Marver, the trade union for the Marechaussee, previously told the Telegraaf that they’ve managed to allocate another 50 people to the border controls. A spokesperson for the Marechaussee confirmed to NOS that the border controls won’t look very different from today, there will mainly be more of them. The extra …

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Netherlands' new border controls will be largely unmanned due to capacity issues
1 month, 1 week ago

Netherlands' new border controls will be largely unmanned due to capacity issues

NL Times  

The border controls that will start next week will by no means be a wall of Koninklijke Marechaussee officers at each of the around 840 border crossings in the Netherlands. “Perhaps the Minister did not check how much capacity has been cut back on us over the past 25 years.” As of December 9, the Netherlands will carry out border …

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Dutch border controls to resume with limited resources
1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch border controls to resume with limited resources

NL Times  

Starting December 9, the Netherlands will temporarily reinstate border controls for six months at its internal Schengen borders with Belgium and Germany. However, limited personnel and resources mean that only a small fraction of the country’s more than 800 border crossings will see active checks at any given time. The temporary border controls, which will last until June 8, 2025, …

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Dutch plan to start new border checks in December criticized by mayors, employers groups
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Dutch plan to start new border checks in December criticized by mayors, employers groups

NL Times  

The employers organizations VNO-NCW and MKB-Nederland have said that they are concerned about the recently announced new border controls the Netherlands is introducing in a few weeks along its land borders with Germany and Belgium. “The border controls on the German side are already leading to extra costs for companies, and we fear that these will only increase,” the organizations …

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Netherlands to implement land border controls from Dec. 9
2 months ago

Netherlands to implement land border controls from Dec. 9

NL Times  

The Dutch government announced that new border controls aimed at addressing "irregular migration and human trafficking" will start on December 9. Faber said the new policy intends to limit the free movement of people and goods across European borders, though it will aim to minimize disruptions to economic traffic and commuters. The Marechaussee currently conducts limited spot inspections along borders, …

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Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Germany expands border controls to curb migrant arrivals

The Hindu  

Germany will expand border controls to the frontiers from Monday with all nine of its neighbours to stop irregular migrants in a move that has sparked protests from other European Union members. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that Germany tightening its borders means that it would "essentially pass the buck to countries located on the outer borders of Europe". …

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Europe's fury as Germany tightens its borders: Neighbours say they WON'T take back rejected migrants and declare Berlin's plan to stem tide of asylum seekers and Islamist terror a threat to free movem
4 months ago

Europe's fury as Germany tightens its borders: Neighbours say they WON'T take back rejected migrants and declare Berlin's plan to stem tide of asylum seekers and Islamist terror a threat to free movem

Daily Mail  

Germany's introduction of strict controls on all its land borders to crack down on migration and 'Islamist terrorism' has prompted anger from its European neighbours who are loathe to accept migrants turned away by Berlin. Interior minister Nancy Faeser, of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's struggling Social Democrat party, yesterday announced that harsher restrictions would be implemented across Germany's 2,300-mile land border …

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Slovenia to introduce border checks with Hungary and Croatia after Italy did the same with Slovenia
1 year, 2 months ago

Slovenia to introduce border checks with Hungary and Croatia after Italy did the same with Slovenia

Associated Press  

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia said Thursday it will introduce border checks with neighboring Hungary and Croatia following Italy’s decision to do the same with Slovenia because of security concerns due to violence in the Middle East. “Even if it is justified by severe things, internal security or illegal border crossing, internal border controls also hamper free movement,” said Johansson. The …

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Scientists play down concerns over China's Covid surge
2 years ago

Scientists play down concerns over China's Covid surge

Daily Mail  

One of the Government's top scientific advisers has played down fears about China's surge in Covid cases and suggested fresh border restrictions are not necessary. Travellers arrived at London's Heathrow Airport on a flight from Shanghai yesterday The Government is so far resisting calls - including from two former health ministers - to reintroduce fresh border restrictions The US, Italy …

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Japan to ease COVID-19 border controls from Sept. 7
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan to ease COVID-19 border controls from Sept. 7

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to ease border controls from early September by eliminating requirements for pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travelers who have received at least three vaccine doses, and he will also consider increasing daily entry caps as soon as next month. “We plan to gradually ease border controls to allow entry procedures …

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Japan to ease pandemic-related border controls from Sept. 7
2 years, 4 months ago

Japan to ease pandemic-related border controls from Sept. 7

LA Times  

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced plans Wednesday to ease border controls from early September by eliminating requirements for pre-departure coronavirus tests for arriving travelers who have received at least three COVID-19 vaccine doses, and to consider increasing daily entry caps as soon as next month. Kishida, after holding virtual meetings with government ministers and medical advisors earlier Wednesday, told …

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When Sri Lanka Lost Control of COVID
2 years, 9 months ago

When Sri Lanka Lost Control of COVID

The Diplomat  

Devana Senanayake and Janik Sittampalam “Everything changed around mid-May. Hours later, she died at home, just before the ambulance arrived.” In June 2021, Sri Lanka confirmed the first community case of the Delta variant of COVID-19. “Most countries did not get there and we did not have that initial first wave which Europe and much of the world had.” By …

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Japan to ease border controls amid criticism as exclusionist
2 years, 10 months ago

Japan to ease border controls amid criticism as exclusionist

The Hindu  

Japan is set to announce easing of its strict border controls by increasing the daily quota for foreign arrivals and shortening the quarantine requirement beginning in March, following criticisms that the country’s policy is unscientific and xenophobic. Senior officials of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s governing party recently said they are considering raising the daily entry cap to 5,000 from the …

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UK, Germany, Italy confirm cases of Omicron coronavirus variant
3 years, 1 month ago

UK, Germany, Italy confirm cases of Omicron coronavirus variant

Al Jazeera  

Countries impose bans on travellers from southern Africa against the advice of the World Health Organization. On Monday, the CDC had lowered its COVID-19 travel advisory for South Africa to “Level 1: Low.” 27 Nov 2021 - 17:44 GMT Germany confirms first two cases of Omicron Two cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in the southern German state …

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WA to require travellers from states with COVID-19 transmission to be fully vaccinated
3 years, 2 months ago

WA to require travellers from states with COVID-19 transmission to be fully vaccinated

ABC  

The WA government has announced a major change to its border rules, effectively requiring travellers from states with COVID-19 transmission to be fully vaccinated in order to enter. Key points: From Friday arrivals from medium, high and extreme-risk states will need to be fully vaccinated From November 15, the requirement will be extended to low-risk states Previously travellers only needed …

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Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals
3 years, 11 months ago

Travellers arriving in the UK face TWO Covid tests as they self-isolate under quarantine proposals

Daily Mail  

How will the new border rules work? Travellers who lie about whether they have been to mutant coronavirus hotspots face up to ten years in prison, under a brutal crackdown unveiled by Matt Hancock today All international arrivals into the UK will be forced to take two tests as the government is set to implement stricter measures to stop new …

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Hotel quarantine: Ministers yet to sign a single contract for use of rooms with just a WEEK to go
3 years, 11 months ago

Hotel quarantine: Ministers yet to sign a single contract for use of rooms with just a WEEK to go

Daily Mail  

Ministers have yet to secure a single hotel room for use in a new enforced quarantine plan that is due to come into force in just a week's time, it was revealed today. Britain's hotel quarantine scheme came under fresh criticism on Sunday when it emerged 35 countries where mutant coronavirus strains have been found are not on the list …

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Brexit Arrives With Border Controls Reinstated Between Britain And The EU
4 years ago

Brexit Arrives With Border Controls Reinstated Between Britain And The EU

NPR  

Brexit Arrives With Border Controls Reinstated Between Britain And The EU Enlarge this image toggle caption Rebecca Rosman/NPR Rebecca Rosman/NPR Updated at 6:38 p.m. ET The maritime border between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe suddenly became a lot stronger Thursday evening as Brexit took effect at 11 p.m. U.K. local time, reinstating border controls between Britain and the European …

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Analysis: The US and Europe face rising Covid-19 case numbers as they squander lessons from Asia-Pacific
4 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: The US and Europe face rising Covid-19 case numbers as they squander lessons from Asia-Pacific

CNN  

London CNN — While the Asia-Pacific region treads water until a coronavirus vaccine is found, the West’s biggest economies are drowning as a second wave firmly establishes itself in Europe. Swedish authorities have actively discouraged the use of masks, despite the high number of Covid-19 deaths in care homes, As well as resorting to lazy cultural tropes, such as Trump’s …

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British kingpin known as 'The Banker' controls multi-million pound people smuggling ring
4 years, 4 months ago

British kingpin known as 'The Banker' controls multi-million pound people smuggling ring

Daily Mail  

A multi-million-pound cross-Channel smuggling racket is being masterminded by a UK-based criminal known as ‘The Banker’. Janmeer Ahmadzai, 28, his brother Amadjai Shanawaz, 29, and Kochai Juma Gul, 25 were in constant contact with associates in Britain, including an unidentified kingpin known as ‘Le Banquier’, the court was told. A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into …

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Torres Strait leaders want tighter border controls as coronavirus cases rise in Papua New Guinea
4 years, 5 months ago

Torres Strait leaders want tighter border controls as coronavirus cases rise in Papua New Guinea

ABC  

A mayor in Far North Queensland says she is concerned about COVID-19 entering Australia from nearby Papua New Guinea. Key points: The Mayor of Torres Shire says tighter border controls are needed to stop the spread of COVID-19 from PNG There are at least 62 confirmed cases of coronavirus in PNG but there could be "thousands" more PNG nationals can …

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New Zealand to lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions from midnight
4 years, 7 months ago

New Zealand to lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions from midnight

ABC  

New Zealand will lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions from Tuesday. "We are confident we have eliminated transmission of the virus in New Zealand for now, but elimination is not a point in time, it is a sustained effort," Ms Ardern said. Despite much discussion about a trans-Tasman 'travel bubble' between Australia and New Zealand, Ms Ardern said she would be …

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South Australians call for tighter interstate border controls as coronavirus-free spell ends
4 years, 8 months ago

South Australians call for tighter interstate border controls as coronavirus-free spell ends

ABC  

The message from a large proportion of the population who want to get back to business is 'tighten the borders and re-open South Australia', even if the rest of the country remains in lockdown. Key points: South Australians call for stronger border controls to prevent infections from interstate SA Police are looking at tightening restrictions on essential travellers but warn …

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Aboriginal Territorians are 'significantly represented' in disease outbreaks, but not coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Aboriginal Territorians are 'significantly represented' in disease outbreaks, but not coronavirus

ABC  

In the Northern Territory, Aboriginal people are often over-represented in the health system — but it's a different story for COVID-19, with official data indicating there have been no Aboriginal coronavirus patients in the NT to date. Key points: There have been just 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the NT and no community transmission There have been just 30 …

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