The extension covers border posts in Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Norway, where controls already take place, for a period of a further three months.
On 25 October, the European Commission found that, despite the progressive stabilisation of the situation, the conditions of the “Back to Schengen” Roadmap, allowing for a return to a normally functioning Schengen area are not yet fully fulfilled, and proposed to extend these measures, in line with the Schengen Borders Code.