Germany's Merz: want to keep Schengen area but cannot be abused
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 1, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 1, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Chancellor Merz advocates for the Schengen area's preservation but stresses the importance of preventing its abuse by migrant smugglers to ensure its sustainability.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany wants to retain the EU's Schengen area which allows free movement but that can only work if it is not abused by criminals who smuggle migrants, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday.
"We naturally want to preserve this Schengen area, but freedom of movement in the Schengen area will only work in the long term if it is not abused by those who promote irregular migration, in particular by smuggling migrants," he said at a news conference with his counterpart from Luxembourg.
(Reporting by Rachel MoreWriting by Madeline ChambersEditing by Miranda Murray)
Germany wants to retain the EU's Schengen area, which allows for free movement, but emphasizes that it must not be abused by criminals.
Chancellor Merz stated that the freedom of movement in the Schengen area can only work long-term if it is not exploited by those promoting irregular migration.
The Chancellor of Germany mentioned in the article is Friedrich Merz.
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