‘Half-dead’ Schengen limps on amid increased migration anxiety
13 Aug Member States

‘Half-dead’ Schengen limps on amid increased migration anxiety

Europe’s open borders are being replaced by ‘temporary’ checkpoints that are often anything but. With anti-migration politics on the rise and a broken asylum system, the loss of trust will be hard to restore.
by Eloise Hardy
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03 Jan 19
UK business and industry statement on Brexit is all bark and no bite
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03 Jan 19
Catherine Stihler to take up new role after 20 years as MEP
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02 Jan 19
Jeremy Corbyn: From thinly-veiled indifference to Europe basher
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MEPs laud Ukraine’s ‘positive’ reform progress
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21 Dec 18
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21 Dec 18
UK White Paper sounds death knell for freedom of movement
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Regional leaders urge Michel Barnier to limit Brexit damage
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18 Dec 18
EuropaBio position paper on mandatory GM feeding studies
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18 Dec 18
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