As part of the work carried out under the French presidency to reform and strengthen the Schengen area in the face of new challenges, the Council today adopted its general approach on the reform of ...

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 ...

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, ...

Border controls aren’t supposed to exist between EU member states – that’s the promise of the 1985 Schengen treaty. Yet today, travelers routinely face checks when crossing borders within the union.