Macron urges stronger border controls in Schengen area after attacks
Criminal gangs illegally trafficking migrants into Europe often linked to terrorist networks, says French president
05 November 2020 - 20:14
Paris — Europe must rethink its open-border Schengen area, including a more robust protection of the zone's external frontiers, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, after a spate of Islamist attacks in France and Austria.
The tighter controls were needed to curb clandestine immigration, said Macron, adding that the criminal gangs illegally trafficking migrants into Europe were often linked to terror networks...
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