On Monday 7 October in Strasbourg, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, reminded the Member States of the Schengen area that internal border controls must always remain “temporary” and a measure “of last resort”.
The debate was inspired in particular by the new measures announced in Germany following the terrorist attack in Solingen at the end of August.
While she acknowledged that they “have the right to introduce” these measures, she assured MEPs that...