Europe to replace passport stamps through digital database
The new system will apply to all countries in the Schengen area of free movement, which includes 25 EU member states.
Poland begins checks at German border targeting ‘illegal smuggling’
Poland has begun conducting border checks with Germany and Lithuania in the latest blow to the Schengen area that guarantees free movement to more than 450 million European Union citizens.
40 years of Schengen has been a success for Europe, but is it under threat?
The Schengen area is the jewel in the crown of European integration, but on its 40th anniversary questions about its implementation in several countries raise concerns.
Tough stances on migration, new border checks: Schengen, are you OK?
With Germany ramping up border controls earlier this month and other EU countries contemplating stricter migration rules, the Schengen zone of free movement – and no internal border checks – seems to be crumbling.
Germany to impose temporary controls on French border for Olympics
Although Germany is a member of the European Union’s Schengen free movement zone, the country will impose border controls with France from July 26 to August 11 due to the Olympic Games in Paris.