MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Denmark has prolonged the duration of its temporary controls on the border with Germany until June 2, the Danish Ministry for Immigration, Integration and Housing said Monday, citing an "extraordinary" inflow of refugees.
"Such accumulation could threaten public order and internal security in Denmark, and we must take it seriously. It is therefore necessary that we extend border controls," Migration Minister Inger Stojberg said, as cited on the ministry’s website.
Denmark has extended border controls on its southern border six times, most recently on April 3. The Nordic country invoked Schengen Area border regulations, which allow temporary border controls in case of a serious threat to a member nation’s public policy or internal security.