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The move comes among an on-going debate over migration policy and the future of Europe&#8217;s border-free Schengen area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelocal.de\/20260819\/europes-free-movement-in-question-as-germany-extends-border-controls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Local Germany<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany plans to keep controls at all nine land borders until March 2027. 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