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Video. The Schengen Agreement turns 40. Can its raison d'être survive?

Updated: 23/07/2025 - 15:24 GMT+2

The Schengen Agreement has just turned 40 with more doubts than certainties. Almost half of its members have reinstated temporary controls along its internal borders. Is this the end of the Schengen vision of open borders within Europe? We travelled to the Poland/German border to try to find out.

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