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German Chancellor Merz rejects criticism of border controls

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Simon Young
May 12, 2025

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has defended tighter border security imposed under a crackdown on irregular migration. Measures include more checks at Germany's frontiers with neighbouring EU nations to identify and reject undocumented migrants.

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