On Wednesday 23 April, the European Commission drew a relatively satisfactory picture of the state of the Schengen area. In a new report published on the subject, it believes that the rules for the free movement area, which turns 40 this year, are “properly applied”, according to a press release.
Despite this, it points out in its document that internal border controls are still in place, that there is a lack of strategic vision in operational cooperation between countries, and that...