Mini-Schengen not an option, for now

EurActiv published a feature in January 2016 regarding the possibilities around the creation of a 'mini-Schengen' area, comprising some of the core countries from the European Union.

The article states that a majority of the member states was against the idea floated by the Netherlands at the end of 2015.

The idea was being discussed by the Netherlands and other countries in the context of the severe pressures being placed on the principle of free movement within the Schengen Area by the migration challenges facing the EU.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Five nations consider mini-Schengen http://www.europeansources.info/record/five-nations-consider-mini-schengen/

ESO: Background information: Greece threatened with expulsion from Schengen over migration crisis / Schengen on the rocks http://www.europeansources.info/record/schengen-on-the-rocks-greece-threatened-with-expulsion-from-schengen-over-migration-crisis/

ESO: Background information: 20 years on: rethinking Schengen http://www.europeansources.info/record/20-years-on-rethinking-schengen/

ESO: Background information: Informal meeting of the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs, Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam, 25-26 January 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/informal-meeting-of-the-ministers-of-justice-and-home-affairs-scheepvaartmuseum-amsterdam-25-26-january-2016/

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