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TEHRAN, July 15 - Germany's interior ministry says an agreement has been reached for both the federal and Bavarian state police to patrol the border, checking for migrants entering the country.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In a statement Sunday, the ministry said Bavarian police will be able to conduct checks along the country's southern border with Austria "at the request or with the consent of federal police."
Bavaria's conservative-led state government has been pressing for tighter border controls ahead of a regional election this fall in which the issue of migration is expected to play a prominent role. But questions had been raised about the legality of state police performing a task normally reserved for federal police.
The number of people crossing the German-Austrian border illegally has dropped sharply since a dramatic influx of migrants in 2015.
Source: AP
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