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| The Latest: Germany: Europe’s passport-free area in danger | |
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| COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The latest developments as tens of thousands of people flee to Europe in search of asylum. All times local. | COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The latest developments as tens of thousands of people flee to Europe in search of asylum. All times local. |
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| Germany says Europe’s system of passport-free travel across borders is in danger following Denmark’s decision to step up controls on its southern frontier with Germany. | |
| Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer says freedom of movement across most European Union countries is “perhaps one of the greatest achievements in the last 60 years.” | |
| Schaefer told reporters in Berlin on Monday that the Schengen system “is very important, but it’s in danger due to the flow of refugees.” | |
| He echoed other German officials’ calls for a pan-European agreement on how to control the movement of migrants across borders. | |
| Interior Ministry spokesman Johannes Dimroth said of the Danish movement that “it will have to be watched very carefully whether and how this affects migration northward from Germany.” | |
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| 1:05 p.m. | 1:05 p.m. |
| The German government is underlining the need for European solutions to the migrant crisis following Denmark’s decision to step up controls on its southern border with Germany. | The German government is underlining the need for European solutions to the migrant crisis following Denmark’s decision to step up controls on its southern border with Germany. |
| German officials didn’t comment directly Monday on the Danish decision, but Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen had spoken with the German leader. | German officials didn’t comment directly Monday on the Danish decision, but Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen had spoken with the German leader. |
| Germany introduced border controls of its own on the Austrian frontier in mid-September and Seibert said those have been successful — “but it is clear to all of us in Europe ... that we need an overall European solution. The solution won’t be found at national borders between country A and country B.” | Germany introduced border controls of its own on the Austrian frontier in mid-September and Seibert said those have been successful — “but it is clear to all of us in Europe ... that we need an overall European solution. The solution won’t be found at national borders between country A and country B.” |
| He renewed calls for “effective protection of our EU external borders.” | He renewed calls for “effective protection of our EU external borders.” |
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| 12:40 p.m. | 12:40 p.m. |
| Czech President Milos Zeman, who is known for his anti-Islam rhetoric, says Egyptian fundamentalist group Muslim Brotherhood is likely to blame for the Europe migrant crisis. | Czech President Milos Zeman, who is known for his anti-Islam rhetoric, says Egyptian fundamentalist group Muslim Brotherhood is likely to blame for the Europe migrant crisis. |
| Egypt’s government has branded the group a terrorist organization and outlawed it in 2013 after the military overthrew elected Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. | Egypt’s government has branded the group a terrorist organization and outlawed it in 2013 after the military overthrew elected Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. |
| Zeman previously called the influx of the migrants who are fleeing war and poverty an “organized invasion” and in a Monday interview with Czech public radio he said: “I think that this invasion is organized by the Muslim Brotherhood.” | Zeman previously called the influx of the migrants who are fleeing war and poverty an “organized invasion” and in a Monday interview with Czech public radio he said: “I think that this invasion is organized by the Muslim Brotherhood.” |
| Zeman says information he has received from the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Morocco that Muslim Brotherhood is an umbrella organization for Islamic militants and that it wants to rule “the entire world” contributed to his conclusion. | Zeman says information he has received from the leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Morocco that Muslim Brotherhood is an umbrella organization for Islamic militants and that it wants to rule “the entire world” contributed to his conclusion. |
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| 12:15 p.m. | 12:15 p.m. |
| Denmark has stepped up border controls at its southern boundary with Germany to stem the flow of migrants. | Denmark has stepped up border controls at its southern boundary with Germany to stem the flow of migrants. |
| The move, announced Monday by Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, comes just hours after Sweden introduced ID checks for all passengers traveling by train from Denmark to Sweden. | The move, announced Monday by Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, comes just hours after Sweden introduced ID checks for all passengers traveling by train from Denmark to Sweden. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |