Here’s a breakdown of the countries with temporary border controls in the Schengen area, extracted from the provided text, along with the reasons adn affected borders:
Countries with Temporary border Controls in the Schengen Area (as of late 2024/mid-2025):
Spain:
Dates: 06/27/2025 – 07/05/2025
Reason: IV United National Conference on Financing for Development in Sevilla (30 june – 3, 2025)
affected borders: Land Borders With France and Portugal, Internal Air Borders of Alicante, Almería, Barcelona, Bilbao, Girona, Granada, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Sevilla and Valencia; Internal Maritime Borders of Barcelona, Málaga and Palma de Mallorca.
Italy:
Dates: 19/06/2025 – 18/12/2025 and 19/12/2024 – 18/06/2025
Reasons: Continued threat of terrorist infiltrations into migratory flows along the Western Balkan route and the Mediterranean route, ongoing crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, high level of irregular migration including a strong presence of criminal smuggling and trafficking networks, increasing migratory pressures and the risk of terrorist infiltration, risk of violent actions against Israeli citizens and terrorist activity, and heightened security risks associated with the Universal Jubilee of the Catholic Church.
Affected Borders: Land borders with Slovenia.
Austria:
Dates: 12/05/2025 – 11/11/2025 and 16/04/2025 – 15/10/2025
Reasons: Threats associated with the continued high levels of irregular migration and migrant smuggling across Austria’s southern borders, and also the strain on the asylum reception system and basic services, Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and the security situation in the Middle East, intensifying the threat posed by Islamist extremism and terrorism, irregular migration via the Balkan routes (including expected migratory pressure).
Affected Borders: Land borders with Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia and Czechia.
Denmark:
dates: 12/05/2025 – 11/11/2025
Reasons: Serious threats to public policy and internal security posed by possible sabotage actions from Russia, as well as continuous terrorism-related events and organised crime, notably, tied to the Israeli-Hamas conflict and driven by radicalisation from groups such as islamic State and Al-Qaida. These threats include potential attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets.
Affected Borders: Land and sea borders with Germany but may extend to all internal borders.
Norway:
Dates: 12/05/2025 – 11/11/2025
Reasons: General threat aimed at the energy sector, threats of sabotage posed by the Russian intelligence service, as well as to increase infrastructure protection.
Affected Borders: Ports with ferry connections to the Schengen area.
Sweden:
Dates: 12/05/2025 – 11/11/2025
Reasons: Serious threats to public policy and internal security arise from organised cross-border crime and terrorism, highlighted by attacks involving military-grade explosives against foreign institutions and the public, including the involvement of foreign state actors leveraging criminal gangs, coupled with persistent threats from violent Islamist groups and individuals.
Affected Borders: All internal borders (land,air,and sea) and land borders with Denmark.
France:
Dates: 01/05/2025 – 31/10/2025
reasons: Serious threats to public policy, public order, and internal security posed by persistent jihadist threats, a rise in antisemitic attacks, the growing criminal networks facilitating irregular migration and smuggling, and irregular migration flows towards the Franco-British border that risk infiltration by radicalised individuals, as well as the irregular crossings on the Channel and North Sea borders, along with rising violence among migrants. Affected Borders: All internal borders (land, air, and sea) with Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the swiss Confederation, Spain, and Italy.
Germany:
Dates: 16/03/2025 – 15/09/2025
Reasons: Serious threats to public security and order posed by continued high levels of irregular migration and migrant smuggling, and the strain on the asylum reception system. The impact of the global security situation (including Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East) on security and migration.
Affected Borders: Land borders with France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, Czechia, and Poland.
Slovenia:
Dates: 22/06/2025 – 21/12/2025 and 22/12/2024 – 21/06/2025
Reasons: Serious threats to public policy and internal security posed by a high level of terrorist threats and organised crime, including human smuggling and arms trafficking, the risk of terrorist infiltrations into migratory flows via the Western Balkans, hybrid threats from the Russian Federation and Belarus, as well as instability in the EU’s neighbourhood, including Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and instability following the fall of Assad’s regime in Syria, continuous terrorism-related events and organised crime, including smuggling and arms trafficking, the risk of terrorist infiltrations into migratory flows via the Western Balkans, and radicalised Islamists potentially entering European cities during the holiday season, as well as hybrid threats from the Russian Federation, russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine, Russian nationals attempting to illegally enter Slovenia.
Affected Borders: Land borders with Croatia and Hungary.
The Netherlands:
Dates: 09/06/2025 – 08/12/2025
Reasons: Serious threat to public policy caused by high levels of asylum applications, irregular migration, migrant smuggling, and secondary movements, leading to an overburdening of the migration system in general and the asylum system in particular, as well as pressure on public services, including housing, health care and education.
Affected Borders: Land and air borders with Belgium and Germany.
Bulgaria:
Dates: 01/01/2025 – 30/06/2025
Reasons: Security risks related to illegal migration, including smuggling activities, as well as migratory pressure caused by ongoing crises in the Middle east and Africa, particularly in Syria, Afghanistan, and Gaza/Lebanon. Affected borders: Land borders with Romania.
Vital Considerations:
Temporary Nature: These border controls are temporary and subject to change. The dates provided are the currently announced periods.
reasons Vary: The reasons for reintroducing border controls are diverse, ranging from specific events (like the conference in Spain) to broader concerns about migration, terrorism, and security threats.
Specific Borders: Pay close attention to the specific borders affected.Such as, a country might only have controls on land borders with certain neighbors.
“All Internal Borders”: When a country states “all internal borders,” this generally means land, air, and sea borders with other Schengen countries.
* ongoing Situation: The situation is dynamic. It’s always best to check official sources (like the European Commission or the specific country’s government) for the most up-to-date information before traveling.
