Denmark tells Germany it will impose border controls

Danish customs officers watch traffic at a checkpoint on the German-Danish border crossing in Froslev in this file photo taken on July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's new foreign minister, Kristian Jensen, told his German counterpart that the country intends to impose border controls but within the rules governing the passport-free Schengen area, the foreign ministry said, confirming an earlier report.

Denmark imposed controls in 2011 for several months between Jutland, the only part of Denmark connected to continental Europe, and Germany, checking some cars but not passports. The European Union nevertheless complained.