Commission recommends extending temporary internal border controls for a limited period of three months

The European Commission adopted on 25 January 2017 a Recommendation proposing the prolongation of proportionate controls at certain internal Schengen borders where controls already took place for a further period of three months.

The Commission considered that the conditions of the 'Back to Schengen' Roadmap allowing for a return to a normally functioning Schengen area had not yet been entirely fulfilled.

This Recommendation followed a similar one issued in October 2016 and adopted by the Council of the European Union in November.

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ESO: Background information: Schengen area http://www.europeansources.info/record/schengen-borders-and-visas/

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Euronews, 25.01.17: EU officials propose extension of border checks http://www.euronews.com/2017/01/25/eu-officials-propose-extension-of-border-checks

Deutsche Welle, 25.01.17: European Commission recommends three-month border control extension http://dw.com/p/2WOTj

Kathimerini, 25.01.17: Commission wants ‘full application’ of rules returning migrants to Greece from March http://www.ekathimerini.com/215603/article/ekathimerini/news/commission-wants-full-application-of-rules-returning-migrants-to-greece-from-march

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