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More transparency needed – an EU citizen can’t currently know when and where Schengen is suspended

On Thursday 29th October I am taking the train from Berlin to Vienna, via Nürnberg. This means I will cross the German – Austrian border at Passau. But what is the status of that border at the moment? Is Schengen suspended there, or not? This is a valid question to[Read More…]

23.10.2015 2 comments

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Commission replies to my Rzepin Schengen complaint

Back on 11th March I documented an interesting incident at the Polish-German border between Rzepin and Frankfurt(Oder) where a Polish border guard demanded my passport and would not accept a driving license as I was about to cross the border. For me this crossed the border between what is an[Read More…]

13.05.2014 2 comments

A little Brussels-London security paranoia case study – this coming Friday

I have not taken Eurostar recently, but judging by comments posted on my previous blog posts about the service, it seems that the security paranoia that afflicts the route has not diminished. Anyway, for the first time in months, I am going to be on Eurostar on Friday this week,[Read More…]

16.04.2013 0 comments

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Non-Schengen compliant border control at Puttgarden, 21st January 2013, 1244

Today I’m at least as angry at myself as a blogger (who was not adequately prepared) as I am about yet another breach of EU law and Schengen. My ICE train had just left the ferry, heading into Germany at Puttgarden at 1244, and was stationary at the station when[Read More…]

21.01.2013 4 comments

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Non-Schengen (or non-Danish law?) compliant border control at Padborg, 16th January 2013, 0651

Back in spring 2011, when Denmark still had a centre right government supported in parliament by the populist Dansk Folkeparti, the country drew sharp criticism from the European Commission with a plan to reintroduce border controls. The centre right lost the election later in 2011, and the borders plan did not[Read More…]

16.01.2013 14 comments

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More transparency needed – an EU citizen can’t currently know when and where Schengen is suspended

Commission replies to my Rzepin Schengen complaint

A little Brussels-London security paranoia case study – this coming Friday

Non-Schengen compliant border control at Puttgarden, 21st January 2013, 1244

Non-Schengen (or non-Danish law?) compliant border control at Padborg, 16th January 2013, 0651

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