France has informed the EU Commission that it will once again perform border controls with six neighbouring countries, from 1 November 2024 until April 2025.

In addition to Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy are also affected.

France is following Germany's example, citing security risks as the reason, with an emphasis on preventing terrorism and illegal immigration - which is a major talking point at the current EU summit.

It wasn't long ago that Germany also decided to start controlling its borders again, a move that has been criticized by the Luxembourgish government.

Other countries are following suit: in Austria, temporary controls on the borders with Slovakia and Czechia have been taking place since Wednesday, and countries such as Norway, Sweden and Denmark will also strengthen their border controls until mid-2025.