Brussels, 13/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - The comments on Schengen by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is currently engaged in his campaign for re-election, brought a general outcry in the corridors and chamber of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday 13 March.
Sarkozy threatened to suspend France's participation in the Schengen accords if no improvement in the management of the open border area is apparent in the next 12 months (see EUROPE 10572). Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE) told...