Two weeks ago, a draft report found that Greece had "seriously neglected" its obligations to control the external frontier of the border-free zone.
Some EU states have re-imposed border controls on a temporary basis.
More than 850,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Greece last year.
Around 80,000 have already crossed from Turkey in 2016. On Thursday Nato announced it would deploy ships in the Aegean to deter people-smugglers operating there.
Most migrants want to travel through Greece and make their way to Germany and other countries in northern Europe.
Germany and other states have been critical of Greece's ability to stem the flow.
Article 26 of the Schengen Borders Code allows countries to keep temporary border controls in place for a maximum of two years, "in exceptional circumstances"...
BBC
12/2/16
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EU member states on Friday gave Greece a three-month ultimatum to remedy "deficiencies" in controlling the influx of migrants or effectively face suspension from the Schengen passport-free zone, as it also considered restricting passport-free travel for the Eurozone for up to two years, the Associated Press (AP) reported...
ReplyDeleteAn EU official who asked to remain anonymous reportedly showed AP documents which show that European Union countries are considering evoking an emergency rule for two years which would restricts passport free travel in the European Schengen area.
The Schengen area allows passport-free travel through 26 countries for European citizens, most of them in the EU, and is put forward as one of the major European achievements on unity......http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/102638-160212-eu-gives-greece-three-months-to-strengthen-border-against-migrants
European Union countries are poised to restrict passport-free travel by invoking an emergency rule to impose controls at several borders for two more years because of the migration crisis, according to EU documents seen by The Associated Press...
ReplyDeleteThe switch will reverse a decades-old trend of expanding passport-free travel in Europe.
Since 1995, people have been able to cross borders among Schengen Area member countries without document checks. Each of the current 26 countries in the Schengen Area is allowed to unilaterally put up border controls for a maximum of six months, but that time limit can be extended for up to two years if a member is found to be failing to protect its borders.
The documents show that EU policy makers are preparing to make unprecedented use of an emergency provision by declaring that Greece is failing to sufficiently protect its border. Some 2,000 people are still arriving daily on Greek islands in smugglers' boats from Turkey, most of them keen to move deeper into Europe to wealthier countries like Germany and Sweden......AP