02:11Denmark: German and Danish protesters call for open borders
Some 150 protesters marched to the Danish border town of Padborg, Saturday, to demand that Denmark open its borders to refugees. Protesters held signs reading "No fences, no borders" and "Freedom not Frontex."
The participants arrived by coaches from various northern German cities as well as from Denmark. Upon arrival the protesters walked for 8 kilometres (4.9 miles) through forest before arriving at the border, all the while followed by a large police presence.
The protest comes after Danish authorities introduced selective passport controls on the German-Danish border, earlier in April. Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that the measures were initiated as a reaction to Sweden's recent decision to employ similar controls at their frontier with Denmark.
At the helm of the new measures, Rasmussen has stated that by not having border controls, Denmark has opened itself up to larger numbers of asylum seekers as the refugee crisis continues to spiral.
02:11Some 150 protesters marched to the Danish border town of Padborg, Saturday, to demand that Denmark open its borders to refugees. Protesters held signs reading "No fences, no borders" and "Freedom not Frontex."
The participants arrived by coaches from various northern German cities as well as from Denmark. Upon arrival the protesters walked for 8 kilometres (4.9 miles) through forest before arriving at the border, all the while followed by a large police presence.
The protest comes after Danish authorities introduced selective passport controls on the German-Danish border, earlier in April. Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said that the measures were initiated as a reaction to Sweden's recent decision to employ similar controls at their frontier with Denmark.
At the helm of the new measures, Rasmussen has stated that by not having border controls, Denmark has opened itself up to larger numbers of asylum seekers as the refugee crisis continues to spiral.