"European Union nations agreed Thursday they can temporarily restore border checks within the visa-free Schengen area in case of a surge of illegal migrants, despite opposition from Brussels" See: EU agrees on border checks in
“European Union nations agreed Thursday they can temporarily restore border checks within the visa-free Schengen area in case of a surge of illegal migrants, despite opposition from Brussels”
See: EU agrees on border checks in visa-free area (EUbusiness, link)
Regulations submitted to the Council:
– Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 in order to provide for common rules on the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in exceptional circumstances (6161/4/12, pdf)
– Amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (5754/6/12, pdf)