Military and harbour police will carry out random checks at the Dutch sea and land borders plus airports from March 14 to 28 as part of the security package surrounding the nuclear summit in The Hague.

Junior justice minister Fred Teeven told parliament on Thursday the checks will be carried out on the basis of ‘information and threat levels’.

The information will come from the Dutch and foreign security services and international organisations, Teeven said. The German and Belgian police will also be involved.

Schengen

The Netherlands is part of the Schengen group within the EU which means border controls have largely been removed. Nevertheless, the border police do still carry out spot checks on rail passengers and on cross border road traffic.

‘Travellers from other EU countries can also be checked and they will have to get used to this,’ a spokesman told news agency ANP.

A large number of world leaders are expected to attend the summit on March 24-25. US president Barack Obama is expected for the final session.