Three news articles of particular importance to European citizens were published last month. Meeting in Council on 10 June, the European Home Affairs Ministers agreed on a general approach to the proposed regulation modifying the Schengen Code on border crossings by individuals (see EUROPE B12969A2). Then, on 13 June, the Court of Auditors of the EU published a special report entitled ‘Free movement in the EU during the Covid-19 pandemic’, which was highly critical of the member states,...