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Cecillia Malmstrom - determined to protect the Schengen Agreement (Photo: European Commission)

Members states reluctant to let Brussels get a look in on border controls

by Honor Mahony, Brussels,

EU interior ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the contentious issue of making it easier to re-institute national border controls have given the cold shoulder to the idea of the European Commission having ultimate control over border decisions.

Speaking after what was a preliminary debate on the matter, home affairs commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom admitted that "some member states have other views" when it comes to letting Brussels have a say in area, with Germany, Austria and the ...

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Cecillia Malmstrom - determined to protect the Schengen Agreement (Photo: European Commission)

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