«On 11 November the Commission received a notification from the Dutch authorities on the reintroduction of border controls from 9 December until 8 June 2025. The reasons invoked are publicly available on the website at Dg home. As always, the Commission will evaluate the notification and will remain in close contact with the authorities.” Thus a spokeswoman for the EU Commission during the daily press briefing. After the government’s announcement of plans to limit irregular immigration and migrant smuggling, the Dutch Minister for Asylum and Migration on Monday announced the start of checks from 9/12.
«The Commission’s position is very clear when it comes to the Schengen border code, because this is the framework that reintroduces border controls, which must be strictly necessary and also proportionate» explained the spokesperson of the EU Commission, reiterating that «this type of measure should remain exceptional” and “strictly limited in time as a last resort, or in the event of a serious threat to public order or the internal security of the State”.