Europe’s border rolls further east

Feature looks at the impact of the extension of the Schengen Agreement to nine further countries, December 2007 by focusing on settlements on the Slovakian-Ukraine border and the German -Polish border.

BBC News, 20.12.07: Fanfare for bigger border-free EU http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7153490.stm

Deutsche Welle, 21.12.07: EU Leaders Hail Border Opening as Historical Moment http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3016779,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 20.12.07: Schengen Expansion Ends Iron Curtain's Hold Over Europe http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3014181,00.html

BBC News, 20.12.07: Security fear as EU drops borders http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7154196.stm

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