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Norway extends internal Schengen border controls by six months

Xinhua, May 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Norwegian government said on Wednesday it would extend its internal Schengen border controls by six months until Nov. 11.

Norway will maintain its border controls in ports with ferry arrivals from Sweden, Denmark and Germany, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security said in a statement.

"The government believes that the migration situation in Europe makes it necessary to control entry to Norway," Minister of Justice and Public Security Per-Willy Amundsen was quoted as saying.

The border control scheme in Norway has been extended several times, most recently in February this year when it was extended by three months to May 11.

Five Schengen states -- Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway -- have introduced temporary internal border controls in the wake of the refugee crisis since 2015.

Early this month, the European Commission requested the five countries to dispense with the systematic border checks within six months. Endit