European Union leaders are expected to allow for the temporary reintroduction of border controls in the event of a “truly critical” spike in illegal immigration, a move that amounts to an overhaul of the bloc’s passport-free Schengen travel zone.
Diplomats involved in preparing this week’s EU summit say the leaders will endorse the idea of a Schengen suspension mechanism, first mooted by Italy and France this spring as migrants fleeing the turmoil in north Africa streamed across the Mediterranean.
But the rules will strictly limit the circumstances in which intra-European borders can be resurrected – an attempt to preclude the sort of unilateral reintroduction of border controls unveiled by France and Denmark in recent months.
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