Schengen
EU Proposes Entry-Exit System to Boost Border Control Efficiency
The European Commission proposed on Wednesdayto establish an entry-exit system to make faster, easier and stronger the border checksfor non-EU nationals travelling to the bloc.
EU "deceiving Turkey since 1963" - Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that his country was "long overdue" for a Schengen visa agreement.
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Raising fence at Greece-FYROM border does not solve the problem, says Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel questioned the usefulness of the fence which is being built by FYROM on its border with Greece in an interview with German newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung.
EU Gives Greece 3 Months to Improve Control of Migrant Influx
EU member states on Friday gave Greece three months to remedy "serious deficiencies" in controlling the migrant influx or effectively face suspension from Europe's Schengen zone of passport-free travel, AFP reported.
EU gives Greece 3 months deadline to strengthen its border
EU member states gave Greece a three-month ultimatum to remedy “deficiencies” in controlling the migrant flow or face border controls with the rest of the Schengen passport-free zone.
Detention centers are also needed, says EU Commissioner Avramopoulos
“We should be clear that no country is being threatened with suspension from Schengen,” European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Friday said in an interview with EurActiv.
Greece’s exit from Schengen was not raised or discussed, Commissioner Avramopoulos says
The issue of ‘evicting’ any member-state from the Schengen area was neither raised nor discussed, European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Friday speaking at the Economist’s ‘The World in 2016 Gala Dinner’ in Athens.
Avramopoulos: Our ultimate common goal is to protect Schengen
Migration and Home Affairs Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said on Wednesday the draft Schengen evaluation report on Greece “showed serious deficiencies” but that the situation has started to improve, following the discussion of the report by the College of Commissioners in Brussels.
Greece to exit Schengen area, if it fails to control its borders within 3 months, says EU
The College of Commissioners discussed on Wednesday a draft Schengen Evaluation Report on Greece.
Le Monde: European Commission to discuss Greece’s expulsion from Schengen area
The College of Commissioners is expected to discuss tomorrow a draft on suspending the Schengen Agreement for Greece for two years, which will mean exclusion of Greece from the European zone, French newspaper Le Monde reports.