Posted: 12 Sep 2015 09:00 PM PDT
Two weeks ago, in what was the first official shot across the bow to
Europe's long-standing "Schengen" customs union, we reported that the
Italian province of Bolzano across from the Austrian border announced it
is willing to "temporarily suspend Schengen" and "restore border
controls" following a request by the German state of Bavaria. Today,
none other than Europe's master state, Germany itself, is about to
launch an ICBM at Schengen when, as BBC reports, "Germany is to
reintroduce some form of controls on its border with Austria to cope
with the influx of migrants, German and Austrian media report." While
the BBC said that it is not clear what measures would be introduced, it
is likely that a full return to the pre-Schengen era, with extensive
customs checks of every border crosser is imminent.
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