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A German lawmaker called for an extension of border checks that were temporarily tightened for the European Football Championships, in a bid to curb irregular migration on Saturday. The parliamentary group leader of the junior coalition partner Free Democrats (FDP), Christian Dürr, made the call after some of Germany’s 16 state interior ministers called for the extension. Berlin introduced temporary checks at all German borders during the Euro 2024 championship that runs until Sunday for greater security during the major international event, aiming to prevent trouble from extremists, hooligans…