Germany to Implement Temporary Border Controls Amidst Rising Migration Concerns

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser announced temporary border controls starting Sept. 16 for six months to address irregular migration and Islamist extremism. The move comes amid public concern and political shifts, with key elections approaching. Austria's Foreign Minister affirmed no migrants turned away by Germany would be accepted.

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser will soon declare temporary border controls across all German land borders aimed at curtailing irregular migration and safeguarding the public from Islamist extremism, according to a government source reaching out to Reuters on Monday.

Starting on Sept. 16 and lasting initially for six months, these controls are expected to be officially communicated to the European Commission. This measure follows an ongoing consultation with the main opposition CDU party to manage migration concerns amplified by a recent knife attack in Solingen. Anti-immigration AfD party's recent electoral wins have added pressure on Faeser's Social Democrats.

Germany shares its extensive land borders with multiple countries, but Austria's Foreign Minister Gerhard Karner has declared no migrants rejected at the German border would be accepted by Austria. This stance reinforces Germany's last year's stringent border control measures with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland.

(With inputs from agencies.)