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Belgium announces border checks in migration clampdown
BELGIUM, JUN 19 – Belgium aims to reduce illegal migration by introducing entry controls on major transport routes amid a 11.6% rise in asylum applications in 2024, officials said.
- Belgium plans to reinstate controls on individuals entering the country starting in summer 2025 as part of efforts to reduce illegal immigration.
- The government made this decision due to asylum applications exceeding capacity, which reached 39,615 in 2024 against a 35,600 limit.
- Checks will target major thoroughfares including motorways, bus hubs, trains, and intra-Schengen flights from high migration pressure countries.
- Junior Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt announced that Belgium will take a firm stance against unauthorized migration and the practice of seeking asylum multiple times in different countries, making it clear the nation will not be a refuge for individuals denied entry elsewhere.
- This action is part of a wider European effort to tighten immigration controls, following comparable steps recently taken by Germany and the Netherlands, indicating increased restrictions on free movement within the Schengen area.
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