End of Schengen? Huge blow to Brussels as states set to defy EU elite over border controls

Monday, May 2, 2016
By Paul Martin

BRUSSELS was today facing a fresh crisis with leading member states set to defy Schengen rules and extend internal border controls.

By JOEY MILLAR
Express.co.uk
Mon, May 2, 2016

Seven EU countries are planning to carry on imposing checks on migrants at their frontiers beyond the period allowed for under Brussels’ free movement laws.

The expected move would be a further bitter blow to the beleaguered Schengen zone, which has been badly exposed and seriously weakened by the spiralling migrant crisis.

Denmark announced plans to extend its controls at the German border today, sending the European Commission scrambling to regain control.

The country, which first introduced border checks on in January in response to similar steps by neighbouring Sweden, said it had prolonged them by a further 30 days.

The Commission is now expected to concede defeat and allow EU states to extend their emergency border checks during the summer migrant season.

Spokesperson Mina Andreeva said: “By May 12 at the latest, [the Commission] should have a decision ready which would allow to prolong internal border controls under the Schengen Borders Code.

“We have a decision on this ready for next Wednesday.”

Brussels can authorise border checks inside Schengen to be in place for a maximum of two years in total. A European Commission source revealed it was leaning towards allowing their extension until November.

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