On repeated exposure to excessive police checks at international airports due to allegedly unsubstantiated demands by the French authorities  

Petition richtet sich an: Petitionsausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments

The petitioner complains that he is frequently subject to additional border checks and administrative controls at international airports in Germany, especially when returning from non-EU countries, due to an allegedly unsubstantiated request from French authorities regarding the repeated verification of the petitioner’s permanent residential address. The petitioner explains that in the last three years, he has been subject to 22 such checks by police at Frankfurt airport, however he claims to never have been told why such checks are necessary and which authority in France has requested them. He explains that each time he is subject to questioning, the German border guard demands to make photocopies of his personal identification documents and passport. He also objects to the police escort he receives in each such instance of such checks i.e. being escorted through the airport by armed officers. The petitioner is at a loss on whom to address due to the lack of information on the reasons for the checks, and therefore seeks assistance from the European Parliament.