Brussels, 10/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 5 March, the European Commission adopted a revised mechanism for monitoring how the Schengen rules are being applied in EU member states. Two proposals (a regulation and a decision) supplement the current mechanism in order to cover all of Schengen cooperation, i.e. external borders, visas, police cooperation, the Schengen Information System and data protection. “Efficient application of all Schengen provisions and a high degree of mutual...