Germany promises to look into alleged harassment of Czech drivers in Bavaria

On a working visit to the Czech Republic German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Thursday promised to look into the matter of alleged harassment of Czech drivers on German roads, particularly in Bavaria. Czech politicians recently demanded an apology from Germany after receiving more than 100 complaints from Czech drivers saying they had been searched and questioned in a humiliating manner by German traffic police. Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout said on Thursday that if this behaviour did not actually violate the Schengen agreement it certainly went against its spirit.