The Schengen region’s famed open-border policy is facing its biggest test in 2025, as several member states reintroduce internal border checks amid rising concerns over migration, terrorism, and ...

On 7 March 2017, the Council adopted a regulation amending the Schengen borders code to reinforce checks against relevant databases at the external borders. "Reinforcing our external border controls ...

Several Schengen member states have reintroduced internal border checks in 2025, marking a significant shift in the region’s approach to freedom of movement. Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, ...

Image — Border Control and passport control signs at Dusseldorf International Airport, Germany, August 2025. Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images. During the so-called ‘refugee crisis’ ...

The Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU and European Parliament negotiators today reached a provisional deal on amending the EU law that sets out the rules for the functioning of the Schengen ...