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Border tour

01 May 1993

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The British government's objection to the removal of border controls partly rests on its mistrust of other EC member states' ability to secure the "external borders" of Europe. But the border between the North and South of Ireland seemingly provides a showcase for the technology appropriate to external border policing. Officials from the Spanish ministry of the Interior have been given a guided tour of border checkpoints and military installations. Whether this particular European border represents an external frontier, a security measure or an internal border control, remains to be tested under Article 8a of the Single European Act.

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