Resumen de Can Europe Really Give Up on Schengen?
The Schengen area as we know it today is a glowing and valuable testament to the construction of Europe, which has enabled millions of EU citizens to travel without their passports and fostered economic growth among neighbouring countries.
Cooperation among Schengen states is inadequate and often driven by short-sighted national interests. They need to come up with more innovative, technologically advanced and effective border controls in an effort to ensure the free movement of people across borders while guaranteeing greater security for Europe’s citizens.
A border management strategy cannot be implemented in full unless it includes an effective return policy for illegally staying third-country nationals.
According to international experts, there would be a growing number of migrants and displaced people coming from Southwest Asia and Northern and Western Africa.
Progress in Europe’s border management will occur only when political leaders understand that their current approach to border checks has become obsolete and unable to keep pace with existing external challenges and security threats.
The objective should be to further improve external border checks and enhance the security of Europe’s citizens, while making life easier for bona fide travellers.
