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EU border police blocked by Nordic countries

EU ministers of justice and home affairs failed to agree on Thursday on the setting up a European police for border control, due to opposition by the Nordic countries, which want more cooperation but no European border guards.

Sweden, Finland and Denmark believe it is both politically and operationally not suitable to create a EU border police, as borders are an issue for the national police.

Cooperation but not supranational European police

"We oppose the plan for...

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