Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Saving Schengen: Denmark, Sweden and Germany in Emergency Border Talks

 

Officials from Denmark, Sweden and Germany have been at emergency talks in Brussels – amid mounting concerns over new border controls.

It comes after Sweden introduced ID checks on all people travelling to Denmark – and Denmark tightened controls on its frontier with Germany.

It’s dealt a double blow to the fraying passport-free Schengen area.

“We all agreed that the Schengen and free movement must be safeguarded, both for citizens and for the economy,” said Dimitri Avramopoulos, EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs. 

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Source: Euronews

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