Berlin, Europe's passport-free area in danger
After Denmark's decision to step up controls
04 January, 15:03
(ANSA-AP) - COPENHAGEN - Germany says Europe's system of passport-free travel across borders is in danger following Denmark's decision to step up controls on its southern frontier with Germany.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer says freedom of movement across most European Union countries is "perhaps one of the greatest achievements in the last 60 years." Schaefer told reporters in Berlin on Monday that the Schengen system "is very important, but it's in danger due to the flow of refugees." He echoed other German officials' calls for a pan-European agreement on how to control the movement of migrants across borders.
Interior Ministry spokesman Johannes Dimroth said of the Danish movement that "it will have to be watched very carefully whether and how this affects migration northward from Germany." (ANSA-AP).
