On Thursday 3 March, despite the current events in Ukraine, the European Home Affairs Ministers held the first ‘Schengen’ Council, as requested by the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
They drew up an inventory of the Schengen area on the basis of a barometer prepared by the Commission, assessing the volumes of irregular arrivals at the EU borders or secondary movements within the EU.
The Ministers also discussed the functions of the Schengen area coordinator, which...