BORDERS TO FRANCE TO BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED

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Mark Nolan / 2012-04-23 20:59:09

French border

The Interior Ministry has announced that it will close the borders between Spain and France, due to serious fears of public order and domestic security issues, to coincide with the European Central Bank summit in Barcelona.

The move temporarily suspends the Schengen Treaty and temporarily restores border controls to France from midnight on Saturday 28th April until midnight on Friday 4th May.

The Schengen agreement, originally established in 1995, to which the UK declined to agree, states that the free movement of persons in Europe without borders can be stopped temporarily if you know it "a serious threat to public order or domestic security."

All land borders will be closed to free flow and there will be increased security checks at Girona and Barcelona airports.

Comments

Torchy 26-04-2012 / 01:33

Do governments ever speak truth?

AGRUPACIÓN AHUMADA - AMIGOS DE LA GUARDIA CIVIL 25-04-2012 / 13:58

Apreciado señor Nolan,

sirva la presente para informarle que España NO va a cerrar sus fronteras con ningún país y menos con un país comunitario.
Lo que si se va a realizar son controles de personas, es decir, se suspende la libre circulación de personas entre estados miembros de la CE, temporalemnte y mientras dure la cumbre de Barcelona, para prevenir la entrada de personas conflictivas, las cuales podrían originar desordenes públicos. Pero en ningún caso se cierran las fronteras, simplemente se vuelve a controlar las personas que entran en España tal y como se hizo antes de "Schengen".

Atentamente,
Xevi Guardia
AGRUPACIÓN AHUMADA
www.agrupacionahumada.com

7 25-04-2012 / 04:17

That's utter BS.
France is not closing any borders, Spain has reinstated border *control* between Apr. 24 and May 4. Dude.

Pauline 24-04-2012 / 17:45

It says "The Interior Ministry" maybe that´s the source?

marco 24-04-2012 / 15:33

Hi,
thanks for passing this. Can you please provide any source ? I cannot find any in the french side of the web and you're the main source for the english side. :)