random checks on cars trains and buses nothing new here at bidding the German Austrian border crossing where controls have been in place for almost 10 years on Monday this will be extended to all of Germany's land border points with some fearing traffic chance and delays I think this is a weakness for the European Community yeah because we open all the borders so closing it is a step back I find it quite good for Germany so lots of illegal people are there and I think it's good that uh we do something against them every day 25,000 Vehicles pass this border crossing alone hundreds of thousands More Travel for Germany's other Crossings which are now all subject to police checks Germany wants to toughen its border controls after a Syrian Asylum Seeker fatally stabbed three people in the town of so in last month violent incidents have led to a massive support for faride parties in two Regional elections now another state election is around the corner in Brandenburg and bu show migration is the top concern among voters whether German police will start refusing to accept Asylum Seekers at its borders is still unclear negotiations between the government and opposition parties have been turbulent we will do everything possible to refuse entry with within the framework of the law we have offered proposals for Effective entry refusal and are prepared to work with the opposition but Germany's neighbor Austria is concerned over the effects of the new border arrangements and insists its policies will remain the same we will not take anyone who has been refused illegal entry to Germany we have been very clear about this and as far as Austria is concerned this is non-negotiable in the first half of this year illegal migrant Crossings into Germany actually fell by 7% compared to the same period last year the new controls on Germany's Western and Northern borders are initially scheduled to be in place for 6 months cgtm feeding Germany