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Frustration as tightened EU border checks begin

New legislation comes into effect to tighten document checks across the EU, particularly in countries at the bloc's external borders.

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EU: stricter Schengen checks brought in to fight terror

Be prepared for possible delays if you are planning to travel in or out of Europe’s Schengen zone.

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EU officials propose extension of border checks

EU officials say Schengen border checks should be extended by three months when they expire next month.

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British travellers could have to pay five euros to enter EU

Britons could have to pay a five-euro fee to enter EU countries in the future, under a new Brussels plan to fight terrorism.

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Hungary

Flash mobs in Budapest one year after migrant fence went up

One year after a fence went up on the Hungarian-Serbian border to stop the flow of migrants, flash mobs have turned out in Budapest.

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EU agrees 'emergency brake'on visa-free travel within Schengen zone

EU Ministers have agreed on an ‘emergency brake’ for visa waiver programmes for some countries.

World

Migrants risk all to cross the Aegean Sea

As the flow of migrants continues to flow across the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece Europe’s news crews are following the story.

My Europe Series

Is the European Union doomed?

This is the final episode of ‘The Network’, euronews’ hard talk with a matrix of newsmakers. The headlines: Nearly 60 years on, the European Union

Greece

German Chancellor criticises closure of Balkans route for migrants

Macedonian officials have closed the border with Greece, while Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia have also imposed tough restrictions

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As Balkans route closes, 'migrants will seek other ways to Europe'

Countries in eastern Europe are now on alert for any new migration routes opening up after the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia or “FYROM”

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Protests at Greek-Macedonian border as Balkans migrant route "closed"

There is now a bottleneck of more than 15,000 migrants along the Greek-Macedonian border

Europe News

EU plan to save Schengen unveiled ahead of crunch summit

It is a last-ditch attempt to save Schengen. The European Commission has unveiled a timetable to restore the fraying open border zone by the end of

Germany

EU must help Greece over refugees and 'reinstate Schengen', says Merkel

Angela Merkel has called for a return to Europe’s Schengen system of open borders as soon as possible. The German chancellor said the pictures of

Europe News

EU's Tusk kicks off shuttle diplomacy tour as Brussels seeks to save Schengen

The president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has kicked off a week of shuttle diplomacy as the EU seeks to get a grip on the refugee crisis

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German interior minister backs stricter border controls as Denmark extends checks

Denmark has announced that it will extend temporary controls at the German border for at least ten more days.

Austria

Schengen: the beginning of the end? Austria to begin tighter border checks

Austria announces tighter border controls, sparking fears for the future of the Schengen zone.

World News

Migration crisis: Plan for reinforced border north of Greece

Visegrad group calls for new border fence north of Greece Plan B is response to chaotic EU migration policy Proposal could split Schengen zone

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Scrapping Schengen would 'cost €110 billion'

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Saving Schengen: MEPs call for stricter migration measures

MEPs are calling for stricter migration measures to save the Schengen zone. It is a turbulent time for the passport-free area. The migrant crisis has

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Pushing back refugee boats would be illegal, says Greek minister

euronews’ Efi Koutsokosta spoke to Greece’s EU affairs minister, Nikos Xydakis, about an EU report that accuses Athens of failing to register