France has announced it will extend internal border controls until April next year. The current increased checks, introduced due to heightened terrorist threats, were due to end on 31 October. The ...

The leaders of France and Italy have called for tighter border controls in the European Union’s Schengen area. Speaking after a summit in Rome today (26 April), Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday thanked France for the country’s “concrete support” for Cyprus’ endeavours to join ...

Being forced to navigate physical borders within the Schengen Area threatens the very essence of freedom of movement, weakens ...

The requirements for Bulgaria and Romania for membership in the Schengen free area have not been fulfilled, according to the spokesperson of the French government Najat Belkacem-Vallaud.

Under current European rules, a country can close its borders for a maximum of 30 days if it considers there is a threat to public order or security. France has accused Italy of abusing the Schengen ...

A data by the Schengen Visa Statistics 2022 has showed France as the most popular destination for Indian travellers. However, the report also showed that France also had the highest number of visa ...

The future of Europe’s Schengen free travel zone was cast into doubt again on Friday after France declared that it would impose border controls indefinitely in the wake of the Paris massacre. "It is ...

France's Interior Minister Christophe Castaner and foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian confirmed that France would lift all border restrictions with other Schengen countries from midnight on 15 June.

The borders were shut in mid-March to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but the European Union recommended on Thursday that the bloc reopen to some countries in the Balkans from July 1.