Macron and Merkel urge for Schengen reform

cde.news desk 11 November 2020, 06:50 · 1 min read

epa08519783 Travellers arriving and departing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, near Rome, Italy, 01 July 2020. In conjunction with the gradual reopening of non-Schengen international borders, Fiumicino Airport, an international airport in Rome and the major airport in Italy, has now increased its total flights between arrivals and departures compared to the previous period. About 200, for an estimated total volume of about 20,000 passengers. In total, still today, about twenty extra-Schengen departing connections and just as many arriving. EPA-EFE/REDAZIONE TELENEWS

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was urgently necessary for Europe to reform the open-border Schengen area in light of recent terrorist attacks.

“I want to mention the entry-exit system in the Schengen area, which should be ready in 2022,” she said after a meeting with other European leaders on Tuesday.

“It is vitally necessary to know who comes in and who leaves the Schengen area.”

The threat of terrorism is a European reality that needs a coordinated and quick answer, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.

Macron also told reporters that Europe must work on a re-think of its open-border Schengen area.

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