Germany Tightens Border Control Ahead of G7 Summit - Interior Ministry

© REUTERS / StringerBelgian special forces police block a street in central Verviers, a town between Liege and the German border, in the east of Belgium
Belgian special forces police block a street in central Verviers, a town between Liege and the German border, in the east of Belgium - Sputnik International
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German police reintroduced border control in the country’s southern regions ahead of the G7 summit meeting in Elmau, Bavaria, scheduled for June 7-8, German Interior Ministry has announced.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to police sources cited in the media, the move was designed to avoid a repeat of the anti-capitalist protests that occurred during the previous G7 foreign ministers' meeting in mid-April. In that instance, Luebeck police detained 16 protesters for attempting to break through the ring of encirclement.

US President Barack Obama, third left, walks with, from left to right: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi; Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper; British Prime Minister David Cameron; European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso; French President Francois Hollande; Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; after a G7 group photo - Sputnik International
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A temporary reintroduction of border checks was announced by the Germany’s Interior Ministry on Monday. The ministry said the checks, carried out mainly on the border with Austria and the Czech Republic, will last through June 15.

Meanwhile, the Stop G7 Elmau group announced last week that it was planning an action near Elmau protesting against G7 policies, including militarization and war, the exploitation of nature, refugee policies.

The protests are seen as part of a broader movement for social justice.

There are usually no border checks between the countries, which are parties to the Schengen agreement, but temporary exceptions may be introduced in the case of an emergency.

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