Welcome to our video Japan and the world the topic for this time is Germany announces temporary controls on all land borders I would like to focus on the Reuters report by Andreas rinky and Alexander rat Germany's government announced temporary border controls at all of the country's land borders on Monday in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as islamist extremism the controls will start on September 16th and initially last for 6 months the interior Ministry said in a statement we are strengthening internal security and continuing our hard line against irregular migration interior Minister Nancy faser said Germany has hardened its stance on migration in recent years as the government scrambles to retake take the initiative after support for the far-right alternative for Germany afd has surged over the issue recent deadly knife attacks in which the suspects were Asylum Seekers have stoked concerns over immigration the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a knife attack in the western city of solingen that killed three people in August the afd earlier this month became the first far-right party since World War II to win a state election in Thia the announcement comes just two weeks ahead of an election in Brandenburg where Chancellor Olaf scholes and phaser Center left Social Democrats SPD are fighting to retain control of the government the imposition of temporary border controls could be another test of European Unity Germany shares its more than 3,700 km long 2,300 Mi land border with Denmark AR the Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg France Switzerland Austria the Czech Republic and Poland Austria's interior Minister ghard carner told build newspaper on Monday that his country would not taken any migrants turned away by Germany at the border there's no room for maneuver there he said it's the law I have directed the head of the federal police to not allow any returns he added Germany last year announced stricter controls on its land borders with Poland the Czech Republic and Switzerland in response to a sharp increase in firsttime Asylum requests that's all Germany announces temporary controls on all land borders from the Reuters report by Andreas rinky and Alexander rat