Law Enforcement Collaboration Announcement: Consenting Federal Police Inspection on A8 Motorway Border, Led by Luxembourg Police and German Koblenz Federal Police Directorate
On August 1, 2025, a new joint deployment procedure will be implemented on Autobahn 8 (BAB 8) between the Federal Police Directorate Koblenz and the Grand Ducal Police of Luxembourg. This coordinated procedure aims to minimise the impact on traffic flow while combating cross-border crime during the temporary reintroduction of Schengen internal border controls on BAB 8.
The agreement, which further strengthens police cooperation with Luxembourg, will enable the Federal Police to identify vehicles relevant for control on Luxembourgish territory in advance and to control them on German territory outside of BAB 8. Vehicles to be controlled are guided out of the flowing traffic to the control location at the Moseltal parking lot.
This innovative procedure eliminates the single-lane traffic and the speed limit of 20 km/h caused by the border control. It is important to note that this procedure only affects the controls of the Federal Police on BAB 8 and has no influence on their other tasks within the temporarily reintroduced internal border controls.
The responsible police authorities of Luxembourg and Germany have agreed on this interim deployment procedure within the framework of bilateral agreements. The source of this information is the Federal Police Directorate Koblenz, transmitted via news aktuell. A document regarding this agreement can be found at 250801_PressRelease_ConsentControlProcedure_BorderControls_DEU_LUX.pdfPDF.
Inquiries regarding this procedure should be directed to the Federal Police Directorate Koblenz Public Relations Division. Contact information for the Public Relations Division is as follows: Phone: 0261/399-0, Email: [email protected]
The agreement for joint deployment procedure between the Federal Police Directorate Koblenz and the Grand Ducal Police of Luxembourg remains in coordination with the interior ministers of Luxembourg and the Federal Republic of Germany. The procedure will be subject to continuous evaluation.
It is worth mentioning that Schengen internal border controls on German territory are still being carried out immediately behind the border bridge at Schengen. This new procedure does not impact the return of persons to whom entry to Germany is refused.
The police authorities involved on August 1, 2025, in using the interim innovative procedure to control motor vehicles on the Autobahn 8, aimed at minimising traffic flow impact and strengthening cooperation with Luxembourg, are not explicitly listed in the available search results. However, similar joint controls typically include regional traffic police inspectorates and federal police from involved German states along with cross-border cooperation partners from neighboring countries, exemplified by past joint operations with multiple German state police and representatives from other European countries.
This article does not provide any new information on the previously mentioned document regarding the agreement. The interim innovative procedure for cross-border crime control on BAB 8 will commence on August 1, 2025.
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