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Slovakian, Estonian, German and French press on: Denmark's Schengen exit

('euro topics',) — Thu, 12 May 2011 12:12:10 -0000

A conflict over border controls in the Schengen area has broken out in the run-up to today's meeting of EU interior ministers. Denmark passed new controls on 11 May for fear of illegal immigrants from eastern Europe, while France and Italy are apprehensive about migrants from North Africa. The press defends freedom of movement and warns against short-sighted parochialism

Visa liberalisation: cripes! Are Bosnians going to swamp EU?

('English language version of cafebabel.com',) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:00:00 -0000

The news comes mid-afternoon on 8 November: the EU’s given the green light for Bosnia and Albania to travel in the 25 countries of the Schengen zone without a visa from mid-December! It has brought a smile back on a number of Bosnian faces who have tired of queuing in front of the embassies

Finding a missing Finnish hitchhiker, 20, in Schengen Europe

('Hanna Sankowska',) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:50:21 -0000

For young Europeans, travelling around the continent is as natural as nipping round to the pub around the corner for a pint. But is a Europe without borders as carefree in practice as it is in theory? Excerpts from an article by a Polish journalist which recount the story of Emil Petrov, who went missing during his European escapade

'La frontière intérieure' documentary: French architects take on Iron Curtain

('Andrew Christie',) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:27:17 -0000

One stretch of border, one place, one person. The French documentary film 'La frontière intérieure' ('The Interior Border') is to have 40 public viewings throughout this summer along the former Iron Curtain. Seven portraits aim to highlight the obstacles, both physical and mental, preventing the people of Europe from understanding each other. Interview

What communism means to three central and eastern European women

('Kate Robinson',) — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:00:00 -0000

Twenty years since the fall of the Berlin wall, what does communism mean to Cecilia, 22, from Bulgaria, Katharina, 20, from Slovakia and Anna, 28, from the Czech Republic?

Blue Card, Green Card: Czech Republic shows its true colours

('Andrew Christie',) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Since 1 February 2009, the EU’s first Green Card came into existence in the Czech Republic. This has pre-empted the European Union’s plans for a Blue Card

No skilled labour in Austria? In Hungary, Csorna hangs in there

('Media Consulta',) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:53:32 -0000

A Vienna-based company was looking for skilled workers. Since it failed to find any in Austria, it moved to a small town in Hungary. Here, locals are hoping to find new prosperity

Smuggling cigarettes in Schengen Poland

('Media Consulta',) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0000

With the admission of Poland into the Schengen zone on 1 January 2008, smuggling is on the way out - perspective

German nudists off Poland's Baltic beaches!

('Sarah Pybus',) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The nudists have always been there, but until Poland entered into the Schengen agreement on 1 January 2008, Usedom beach, which lies between the German and Polish towns of Ahlbeck and Swinoujscie, was divided by a wire-mesh fence

Brussels: commissioners play musical chairs

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Frattini and Kyprianou to jump ship? Internal stories of fraud, external stories of fraud and far too few children born in Europe - it's the latest news from the EU capital

Hungary-Slovakia: 'Schengen won’t make my life better'

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:00:00 -0000

As we celebrate on 21 December 2007, for residents along the Hungarian border, Schengen is a historical event with bittersweet results

Poland's 10, 000 border guards

('Natasha Doff',) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Since 21 December 2007 there have been no border controls between Poland and Portugal. In Germany there have been fears that the Polish authorities aren’t ready to take on the security of the entire EU

Opium, the green gold of Afghanistan

Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:00:00 -0000

Despite the efforts of the United Nations and the government, the production of opium continues to grow, inundating Europe with tonnes of heroin.