Do you have to cross the border in the coming period? There is a chance that you will be pulled over for a check, because border controls will return from Monday. This means that you cannot forget your passport or ID when you go to Germany from Drenthe and that your journey may take a little longer. But there are also alternatives to crossing the border.
The Royal Military Police will carry out checks for six months to combat “irregular migration and migrant smuggling”. A plan by Minister Marjolein Faber of Asylum and Migration. In plain English, this means that she wants to prevent illegal migration, crime and human smuggling. Faber has promised that commuting and other economic traffic will be “inconvenienced as little as possible”.
It is not known how strictly the borders will be guarded until June 8. The Marechaussee is working behind the scenes to set up checks, but according to the Marver union, the organization only has limited capacity. That is why random actions will be carried out.
The Marechaussee mainly focuses on the major roads. In Drenthe this concerns the A37 near Zwartemeer, where German border guards also check. If you want to avoid these possible checks, there are several smaller border crossings.