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Now playing Next euronews WITNESS The simmering migrant crisis at the French-Italian border What happens at Italy’s western door to northern Europe when migration crises put EU external borders under pressure? Monica Pinna went to Ventimiglia, at the French-Italian border, to take the pulse of this historic migrant runway. 29/12/2023
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Now playing Next world news Central Europe agrees to step up fight against illegal migration Some 13 of the EU's 27 member states have reintroduced internal border checks with their neighbours in recent months, a departure from the normal border-free travel enjoyed in the Schengen zone. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next world news Euroviews. The EU can’t hope for unity until it solves its Schengen conundrum A chain is as strong as its weakest link, as the saying goes, and Brussels can’t afford a lack of unity or coherence regarding free movement. If a country deserves to be part of Schengen, it should be allowed in, Cristian Gherasim writes. 31/10/2023
Now playing Next Slovenia Slovenia introduces border checks with Hungary and Croatia The Slovenian government has said the checks should last for at least 10 days. 22/10/2023
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Now playing Next world news Schengen Zone: Are border controls making a comeback? Some Schengen countries have resumed checks at internal European borders. They say it's necessary, given the ongoing migration crisis facing the EU. But what will this mean for Romania and Bulgaria, who have been waiting to join the Schengen Area more than 15 years? 02/10/2023
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Now playing Next Poland Influx in migrants at Poland-Belarus border raises concerns in Germany A recent increase in the number of migrants from Africa and the Middle East attempting to enter Poland has sparked concerns in neighbouring Germany – causing some to call for a reintroduction of controls along the countries' shared border. 25/05/2023
Now playing Next Greece Damning evidence of asylum seekers' mistreatment emerges in Greece A video shared by an activist with The New York Times shows evidence of asylum seekers being put on rafts and abandoned in the middle of the sea after reaching Greece's borders. 19/05/2023
Now playing Next no comment Migrants on US side of Mexican border order takeaways from Tijuana As they wait on the US side of the border with Mexico, hoping to apply for asylum, hundreds of migrants order takeaways from Mexican restaurants. 12/05/2023
Now playing Next Poland Poland strengthens its border fence with Russia to keep migrants out Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the razor wire fence along the border with the Russian exclave Kaliningrad would be reinforced again. 30/04/2023
Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Migrants demand entrance at US-Mexican border Hundreds of migrants of different nationalities arrived at the dividing line between Mexico and the US, where a barbed wire and hundreds of border control police blocked their access. 13/03/2023
Now playing Next Travel News Have new EU border controls been pushed back again? A new timeline for the EU's post-Brexit Entry/Exit System (EES) is expected to be released next month. 27/02/2023
Now playing Next Travel News Eurostar: Hundreds of seats left empty due to Brexit passport checks The rail operator has had to cap ticket sales to avoid long queues and unmanageable delays. 26/01/2023
Now playing Next United Kingdom Probe launched after UK border officers find uranium at Heathrow "It absolutely shouldn't be on a commercial airliner," said the former Head of the British Army's Chemical Weapons Unit. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Economy Croatia's big day: Balkan nation adopts euro and joins Schengen zone Croatia has officially adopted the euro as its currency and entered the borderless Schengen zone 01/01/2023
Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgaria rejects media reports of migrant shooting at Turkish border Allegations have emerged that a Syrian asylum seeker was fired on by Bulgarian border authorities in October. 06/12/2022
