Berlin Brandenburg Airport has started operating a 40-seat EU external-border asylum procedure centre, bringing one of Germany’s airport-based fast-track facilities into service as the new EU rules take effect.
The Berlin site is part of the nationwide 374-seat capacity Germany must provide for border procedures under the reform. Federal Police handle registration, while Brandenburg authorities manage accommodation and further processing. The facility is designed for accelerated screening and decision-making at the border, with the option to remove applicants directly if protection is refused.
BER joins Frankfurt and Munich in the airport network for the procedure, with additional sites still to be added. The move gives operators and authorities a first test of the new operating model, from intake through transfer or return, under the tighter EU framework.