Euro 2024: Germany set for border controls after Moscow concert hall attack

Temporary border controls will be introduced by Germany in a bid to increase security around football's 2024 European Championship which it is hosting, according to the country’s interior minister.

The Euros will begin on June 14 and is set to attract up to 12 million at public viewing events and 2.7 million fans to stadiums.

"For the Euros, we are pooling the forces of the security authorities even more strongly and preparing for possible threats," Interior Minister Nancy Faeser told the Rheinische Post newspaper.

"During the tournament, we will conduct temporary border controls at all German borders to prevent potentially violent actors from entering," she said.

The development comes after a mass shooting at a concert in Moscow, in which at least 139 people were killed and 180 injured. The terror alert warning was raised to the highest level by France following the attack.

Germany has already placed temporary controls at its borders with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Switzerland, as part of efforts to counter migrant smuggling gangs.

These border control could be extended for the Euros but no specific measures have been decided yet, an interior ministry spokesperson shared on Monday.

According to the format of the event, the top two in each of the six final tournament groups will proceed to the round of 16 along with the four best third-placed finishers.

The Euros end with the final in Berlin on Sunday. July 14.

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