EU countries move against Schengen, tighten borders

Europeโ€™s free-travel zone, otherwise known as the Schengen Area, is increasingly being punctured by border controls as many EU countries opt to tighten their internal borders.

Restoring the Borderless Schengen Area: Mission Impossible? Summary of a new report

 Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: BlueMars, via Wikimedia CommonsMy European Policy Analysis report on the amendments to the
Schengen Borders Code, published
today by the Swedish Institute of European Policy …

The new EU asylum laws, part 8: the โ€˜crisisโ€™ Regulation โ€“ and conclusions

 Professor Steve Peers,
Royal Holloway, University of LondonPhoto credit: Sam Zidovetski, via Wikimedia Commons(Last amended June 18 2024: amendments marked by asterisks)

Just before Christmas, the
European Parliament and the Council (the EU body…