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Border controls in the Schengen area: Prime Minister Schweitzer warns!
Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Schweitzer calls for a reassessment of border controls in the Schengen area on the anniversary of the agreement.
Border controls in the Schengen area: Prime Minister Schweitzer warns!
On June 14, 2025, the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) spoke on the subject of border controls in the Schengen area. At a ceremony in Schengen to mark the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement, Schweitzer emphasized the need for German border controls to be regularly re-established. He emphasized that these controls are not agreed or designed to be permanent, which is of great importance in the current political debate People's friend.
During his statements, Schweitzer was caught in the immediate vicinity of German federal police officers who were carrying out checks on the Moselle bridge in Schengen. This reinforced his position that the current situation contradicts the principles of the Schengen Agreement. He called on the federal government, represented by Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), to justify the necessity of these border controls. These controls were set out in the coalition agreement, which Schweitzer considers problematic South Germans.
Positive approaches and warnings
However, Schweitzer did not express a fundamentally negative opinion about border controls. He advocated “local, temporary, well-founded border controls” and warned against jeopardizing Europe’s achievements through excessive border controls. This shows that he has a differentiated view of the issue and is not against all forms of controls, but wants to make them meaningful and temporary.
The Schengen area, which today includes 29 countries with around 420 million inhabitants, has its foundations in the agreement signed in 1985 by Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. However, critics of the current policy express concerns about the border controls that have been reintroduced in Germany since mid-September 2024, particularly in the border triangle between Germany, Luxembourg and France. This puts the achievements of the Schengen Agreement in a critical light.