Germany reintroduces border checks to far-right praise as EU tensions mount

Olaf Scholz's government says acute dangers' led to decision but some EU criticise unacceptable' decision

Germany will reintroduce temporary checks at all nine of its land borders on Monday in a move that has drawn criticism from several of its European partners but praise from the far right.

The embattled coalition government in Berlin said last week that checks already being carried out on its borders with Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland would be extended to France, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark.