The European Commission says it carefully reviews notifications by countries when they reintroduce border checks at internal borders.
They say they weigh the balance between proportionality and the necessity.
But those internal notifications, now obtained by EUobserver by a freedom of information request, provide little-to-no evidence to back up their claims of terrorist threats and migratory pressure.
EUobserver has obtained the notification reports to the European Commissi...
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Already a member? Login hereNikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.
Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.