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Any response to the foiled attack cannot undermine Schengen passport-free travel (Photo: Paolo Margari)

Train scare prompts talks on EU security

Transport ministers are set to discuss security measures at train stations at their next meeting in October, after a gunman boarded the international high-speed Thalys train in Brussels.

The European Commission on Monday (24 August) said it wants security to be a top issue at the October meeting and is willing to propose new legislative measures, if necessary.

“We have shown that we are politically willing to discuss potential legislative measures at the Transport Council in Oct...

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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.

Any response to the foiled attack cannot undermine Schengen passport-free travel (Photo: Paolo Margari)

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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.

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