31/10/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Friday 28 October, the International Road Transport Union (IRU) expressed its concerns about the recent European Commission recommendations to extend border controls. On 25 October, the European Commission decided to authorise Germany, Sweden, Austria, Denmark and Norway to extend their temporary controls by a further three months (see EUROPE 11654). The IRU points out that these border controls are generating a further €5 billion in costs a year in the...