EU tells Greece to fix border, heralds Schengen suspension (Update 1)
The European Union took a step on Friday towards allowing for a two-year suspension of its prized free-travel Schengen zone to boost controls of the...
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Goodbye Schengen
“EUROPE has forgotten that history is fundamentally tragic,” said Manuel Valls, the French prime minister. “If Europe can’t protect its own borders, it’s the very...
Wanted: a grand bargain to rescue EU from “polycrisis”
By Paul Taylor The European Union needs an ambitious grand bargain at its next summit to rescue itself from an accumulation of crises that threaten...
EU executive says Greece ‘seriously neglected’ Schengen border duties (Updated)
By Alastair Macdonald and Gabriela Baczynska The EU executive concluded on Wednesday that Greece could face new border controls with other states of the free-travel...
EU ministers to discuss extending border checks in passport-free zone
By Gabriela Baczynska European Union ministers will discuss on Monday whether to further extend emergency border controls within the passport-free Schengen area, which is cracking...
EU plans new border guard to stem migration
By Gabriela Baczynska and Alissa de Carbonnel The European Union will nearly treble its spending on frontier defence provided by a new European Border and...
EU ministers to discuss longer-term Schengen suspension
By Gabriela Baczynska and Alastair Macdonald EU interior ministers will discuss a proposal today Friday that could allow new border controls between European states for...
EU sounds alarm as internal barriers rise in refugee crisis
By Thomas Escritt and Yannis Behrakis The European Union’s chief executive warned on Wednesday that the survival of Europe’s “partially comatose” open border travel zone...
Worrying decrease in Russian tourism
A 20 PER CENT drop in the number of Russian tourists is expected next summer if current trends continue, according to the honorary president of...
Tourism professionals divided over Cyprus’s membership in Schengen area
By Marie Kambas Cypriot travel agents are divided over whether Cyprus should become part of the Schengen Area and abolish border checks for travellers from...
