Migrants: walls go up around Fortress Europe
Poland has started work on a €353 million wall along its frontier with Belarus. What other border barriers have sprung up across Europe, particularly since the migrant crisis of 2015
Virus frontier closures hamper cross-border workers
Workers who rely on shuttling across frontiers in Central Europe face a difficult dilemma now that the coronavirus pandemic has seen several countries shut their borders
Europe’s leaders furious over Trump’s unilateral travel ban
European officials reacted with surprise and anger after US President Trump imposed a trans-Atlantic travel ban they fear will hurt economies already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic
EU pledges a further 232 million euros for coronavirus efforts
Italy on Monday reported five deaths and more than 200 coronavirus cases, amid growing anxiety about the spread of the virus in the heart of Europe.
Sceptical Isle: Britain’s story foreshadowed Brexit
Another 27 countries will remain in the European Union after Brexit, but for 47-years Britain has always been an awkward fit. Does its island history explain why?
Europe’s Schengen area: border free, with exceptions
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for reform of the Schengen system, which currently involves 26 countries: 22 EU countries, plus non-EU Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Germany to keep border controls with Austria
The decision is based on the argument that it is still too easy for migrants to move between EU countries and that external migration controls for the bloc are lacking.