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The minister cited “ongoing migration pressure, preservation of internal security and the tense situation surrounding the corona pandemic” as the reasons.
The Interior Minister’s letter was sent to the Vice-President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, to the EU Commissioner for the Interior, Ylva Johansson, to the President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, to the General Secretariat of the Council and to ministers. of the Interior of the EU and the signatory states of Schengen. Articles 25 to 27 of EU Regulation 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) serve as the legal basis.
“In addition, my counterparts from Slovenia and Hungary were informed of Austria’s decision to carry out internal border controls for another six months,” Interior Minister Nehammer said.
In cases where public safety is threatened, the Schengen Borders Code allows border controls “for the foreseeable duration of the serious threat”. All 26 Schengen countries, including 22 EU countries, as well as non-EU countries Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, can control their internal borders, provided the EU Commission is informed sufficiently advance.
A travel document is required every time you cross a border, regardless of temporary border controls. This also applies to trips to Schengen countries and short trips abroad. The passport or, if you are traveling within the EU, a valid identity card is the travel document. The driver’s license is not a travel document. The passport serves as proof of citizenship and identity.
