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STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) Earlier inthe day, the Council ofthe European Union allowed Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway toextend their internal border checks bysix months.

"I have no doubt that border control measures, alongsidetightening ofimmigration policy implemented bythe government, have a preventive impact onthe flow ofmigrants, which still stands atlow and therefore manageable level," Integration Minister Inger Stojberg was quoted assaying inthe press release.

Amid a major influx ofmigrants toEurope, the number ofindividuals who applied forasylum inDenmark in2015 exceeded 21,000. In response tothe migrant crisis, Denmark, aswell assome other EU countries, toughened its migration laws and temporarily reinstated border controls.

REUTERS/ Asger Ladefoged/Scanpix Denmark/Files

Europe has faced an unprecedented influx ofundocumented migrants fromthe Middle East and North Africa, fleeing their home countries toescape violence and poverty. Many migrants arrive bysea tothe shores ofmaritime states and try tomove further towealthier European countries, such asthe United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden.

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