On Friday 11 November, the Council of the EU adopted, without discussion, the proposal of the European Commission to extend by three months the controls at the internal borders of the Schengen free movement area, as currently operated by five countries, four of which are EU member states.
Germany, Austria, Sweden, Denmark and Norway will therefore be able to continue the checks they brought in at the end of 2015 in the wake of the migration crisis on the Western Balkans route (see EUROPE...