FILE PHOTO: A German federal police Bundespolizei officers stops a vehicle during a patrol along the German-Polish border to prevent illegal migration near Forst, Germany, October 12, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
(Reuters) - The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal arrivals by migrants, prompting some member states to temporarily re-introduce border controls within what is normally a zone of free movement.
The bloc's Schengen rules allow such action "as a last resort" in cases that are deemed serious threats to internal security or public policy.
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