“We call on the [European] commission to submit draft legislation aimed at amending the provisions … to allow member states to reintroduce internal border controls for periods longer than currently provided for,” the document says. Schengen rules allow member states to reintroduce internal border ID checks for up to six months in the event of a “serious threat to public policy or internal security”. France reimposed controls in November 2015 after the Charlie Hebdo attacks and will retain them until next month. The signatories to the proposal say that although the migration crisis has subsided, the terrorism threat justifies maintaining border controls in some cases. The current limits “do not match the needs in the context of a long-term terrorist threat”, the document says.

Source: The Guardian September 15, 2017 11:26 UTC