VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The latest news as hundreds of thousands make their way across Europe in search of safety and a better life. All times local.
German officials say more than 40 migrants have been blocked from boarding ferries to Sweden because of the Scandinavian country's new border restrictions.
Ulrich Kunze, a spokesman for the city of Rostock, said 43 migrants couldn't board ferries to the Swedish port of Trelleborg on Thursday because they didn't have valid IDs.
Ferry operator Stena Line said that it requires all passengers to carry IDs to conform with the Swedish government's decision to temporarily introduce border checks.
Swedish news agency TT said Swedish police were boarding trains crossing the Oresund bridge from Denmark and asking passengers for IDs.
Swedish officials say the border checks aren't meant to turn away people who want to seek asylum in Sweden, but to make the asylum process more orderly and prevent people from transiting through Sweden to seek asylum in neighboring Finland and Norway. ...
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