Schengen Area - Walking the border tightrope

Published on 5 May 2011

Schengen Area

Walking the border tightrope

Dagens Nyheter

A more open Europe with tighter external borders: in a bid to establish a consensus on the issue of the reform of the Schengen Agreement, the EU home affairs commissioner has been forced to walk a tightrope. However, Dagens Nyhter argues that the proposals presented by Cecilia Malmström succeed in striking a delicate balance.

 

Debt crisis

Swan song for the euro

Der Standard

How many failed states will still send out distress calls for help? The new bailout plan meant for Portugal ought to be the last, because Europe is going to have to reorganise the monetary union from top to bottom, says the Standard.

 

Estonia

Some nationality disorder

Postimees

Since 1991, Estonia has tens been home to tens of thousands of “non-citizens” — Russian-speakers who settled in Estonia in Soviet times. Their numbers are decreasing, but too slowly. Is this Moscow's fault?

 
 

Internet

Crime spreads on the web

La Voix du Luxembourg

 
 

Belgium-Netherlands

Common army to battle budgetary crisis?

De Standaard

 
 

Germany

"Security retention" is outlawed

Süddeutsche Zeitung

 
 

United Kingdom

Britons go to the polls — about polling

The Independent

 
 

Cartoon

A vision of the future

Nicolas Vadot
 
 

Event

 

Presseurop in Florence

From May 6 to 10, Florence will play host to the Festival d'Europa. Exhibitions, debates and meetings between young people define this event, of which PressEurop is a partner. On 9 May, Europe Day, and May 10, a symposium entitled "The State of the Union" will bring together EU officials and experts on the economic and political challenges facing Europe. Read more

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