Schengen area: Update and state of play
Briefing
22-03-2016
Passport-free travel across the Schengen area has been called into question as a result of pressure on certain internal EU borders from the rising number of asylum-seekers and migrants seeking to reach certain Member States, as well as security concerns in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. In addition to the loss of personal freedom involved, the reintroduction of borders could well bring significant economic costs, which would be felt both within and outside the Schengen area. This briefing provides an update on recent developments and studies on the issue.
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- area of freedom, security and justice
- border control
- economic analysis
- economic consequence
- economic geography
- ECONOMICS
- EU Member State
- EU migration policy
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- external border of the EU
- GEOGRAPHY
- internal border of the EU
- international law
- intra-EU trade
- intra-EU transport
- LAW
- migration
- organisation of transport
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- right of asylum
- Schengen Agreement
- single market
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- TRADE
- trade policy
- TRANSPORT