Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » National legislation » Germany: Berlin grapples with diverging pressures on migration policy Germany: Berlin grapples with diverging pressures on migration policy Under pressure from the electoral success of the far right, Germany is continuing to roll out an increasingly restrictive migration policy, to the point of reintroducing controls at all its land borders on Monday. At the same time, the country is signing bilateral agreements for selective economic immigration. By Thomas Schnee. Published on 17 September 2024 à 17h25 - Update on 17 July 2025 à 17h38 Resources Why are border controls being extended? The Schengen area, within which people can travel without identity checks, allows for temporary controls to be introduced in the event of threats to public order or security. In 2015, Germany did so for its border with Austria because of the large influx of refugees. Then, from October 2023, the country introduced checks on its borders with Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland, and currently still has these in place on the border with France, due to the Olympic Games.… Thomas Schnee Foreign workers Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
