European institutions aim to save Schengen by regaining the control of borders
The
Schengen area is one of the EU’s greatest achievements. People can travel
within it for business or pleasure, unhindered by passport checks. Internal
borders have been lifted, while the external borders are policed under a single
set of rules. The recent terrorist attacks and migration crisis have put
unprecedented pressure on the system and provoked institutions to take measures
to secure it.
In 2016 Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and
Norway have introduced temporary border control to respond to the serious
threat and to safeguard public policy and internal security resulting from
secondary movements of irregular migrants. In the beginning of 2017 the European
Commission allowed prolongation of this measures for another 3 months. News click here
Recent
amendment of the Schengen Borders Code reinforced checks at external borders of
Schengen areas. The amendment obliges member-states to carry out systematic
checks on all persons, including citizens of the EU and their families when
they cross the external borders. This obligation shall apply at all external
borders (air, sea and land), both at entry and exit. This regulation is a response
to the increase of terrorist threats. While the member-states are obliged to
check third country nationals systematically on entry, the current provisions
do not provide such check on exit. The amendment will align the obligations to
include systematic checks on enter and exit, to ensure that both third country
nationals and the EU citizens do not represent a threat to the local security. News click here
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