Now playing Next World Swedes snubbed as Nordic neighbours open their borders Scandinavian countries have opened up their borders to each other but specifically excluded Sweden, because of its less strict approach to containing COVID-19. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next Spain Spain brings forward reopening of borders to Schengen area European countries are reopening their borders as #coronavirus cases fall 14/06/2020
Now playing Next world news EU asylum claims drop to lowest level in 12 years amid border closures Human rights advocates say coronavirus lockdowns have worsened the plight of people fleeing war, persecution and poverty by making many of them unable to lodge asylum applications. 12/06/2020
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit: UK backtracks on pledge to avoid N. Ireland customs checks Before he became prime minister, Boris Johnson had promised businesses in Northern Ireland they would face "no forms, no checks, no barriers." 21/05/2020
Now playing Next View The EU cannot afford to keep Romania in quarantine when it reopens the Schengen zone ǀ View Any postponement of Romania's full entry into the Schengen Area is no longer technical, but a political decision about what Europe means and what Europe is. 18/05/2020
Now playing Next World Baltic bubble: Latvia, Lithuania & Estonia open borders to each other The Baltic states - Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia - are opening their borders to each other from Friday. 13/05/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU struggles to keeps goods moving amid border closures The coronavirus has so far tested health care systems and economies. But if borders continue to close, it will be a test for the single market, too. 19/03/2020
Now playing Next no comment Teargas and water cannons fired at migrants on Turkey-Greece border Greek border police fired teargas toward migrants on Saturday as tension continued at a border crossing in the Evros region 07/03/2020
Now playing Next Europe News EU border crisis is 'Erdogan's violence', says Manfred Weber As Europe faces questions over human rights on the border of Greece, the EU stands firmly behind Athens on its tough stance protecting the frontier. 04/03/2020
Now playing Next no comment Migrants head for Greece after Turkey says it can no longer hold them Turkey said it could no longer hold migrants after 33 of its soldiers were killed in a Syrian government airstrike in Idlib. 28/02/2020
Now playing Next View Brexit is a rupture in Anglo-EU relations. But it obscures a much bigger tragedy for Ireland ǀ View Forget the Irish border or tall tales of the imminent break-up of the United Kingdom. The real tragedy of Britain leaving the EU is the break in economic continuity which has been carefully crafted (within the European framework since 1973) between all parts of the previously restive British Isles. 30/01/2020
Now playing Next no comment Police face off against protesters on France-Spain border French police have used pepper spray and batons to push back pro-Catalan independence protesters who blocked a major highway border pass between France and Spain. 12/11/2019
Now playing Next Europe News Europe has built new barriers six times as long as the Berlin Wall Since the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Europe has built barriers six times as long. 05/11/2019
Now playing Next no comment Families reunited in 'Hugs Not Walls' event at U.S.-Mexico border More than 300 families wore blue shirts while their counterparts wore white to ensure no one tried to slip across. 27/10/2019
Now playing Next World Speculation over Brexit deal based on major shift by UK government There's speculation that the European Union and the UK government may be close to securing a deal over Brexit. Marathon talks went on into the early hours of Wednesday morning. The discussions have centered on the issue of the Irish border and customs. 16/10/2019
Now playing Next Denmark Denmark to conduct checks at border with Sweden The move is in response to crimes committed over the summer including an explosion at the Tax Agency in Copenhagen and a double murder in Herlev, which police blame on criminals who had travelled into the country from Sweden. 10/10/2019
Now playing Next World Apprehension on Irish border over potential return to violence Concerns are mounting on the island of Ireland that if a No-Deal Brexit happens, dissident Irish republicans may return to terrorism if customs check points are reintroduced. 01/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom What is the Irish backstop and why does Boris Johnson want it ditched? The new prime minister says the disputed border guarantee which is a key part of the withdrawal deal threatens the UK's independence and self-respect. 26/07/2019
Now playing Next USA 'No shower, no shower!': Migrants shout at U.S. border camp The vice president saw detainees packed into their holding areas surrounded by chain-link fence. 13/07/2019
Now playing Next The Cube Trump's US Homeland Security Secretary Nielsen resigns | #TheCube #TheCube | US President Donald Trump has been faced with yet another resignation of a top official in the White House - Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security. 08/04/2019
