https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Borders within Europe's Schengen area are meant to be open but several countries have checks in place but are they legal and will they be forced to scrap them? Claudia Delpero explains the history and what's at stake. https://www.thelocal.se/20220511/explained-which-schengen-area-countries-have-border-controls-in-place-and-why Wed, 11 May 2022 13:30:26 +0200 explained-which-schengen-area-countries-have-border-controls-in-place-and-why Border control in Sweden has been the subject of strong criticism, and a law enforcement assessment says more funding is required. https://www.thelocal.se/20190303/swedish-police-request-more-money-for-border-control Sun, 03 Mar 2019 14:04:21 +0100 swedish-police-request-more-money-for-border-control Sweden has been harshly criticized over its border controls in a forthcoming Schengen report which has prompted Swedish police to draw up a plan of action. https://www.thelocal.se/20180920/schengen-report-criticizes-swedish-border-checks-as-not-fit-for-purpose Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:46:47 +0200 schengen-report-criticizes-swedish-border-checks-as-not-fit-for-purpose Sweden will extend border controls and ID checks in the south of the country by a further three months, the country's government has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20170201/sweden-extends-border-controls-until-spring-2017 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 17:48:54 +0100 sweden-extends-border-controls-until-spring-2017 Controls at the southern borders of Sweden introduced during the height of the refugee crisis are likely to be extended yet again, over a year after the temporary measures were first introduced. https://www.thelocal.se/20170130/swedens-border-controls-likely-to-be-extended-again-minister-says Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:47:53 +0100 swedens-border-controls-likely-to-be-extended-again-minister-says Sweden's border controls will be extended by a period of three months until February 11th, 2017, the Swedish government has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20161111/sweden-extends-border-controls-into-2017 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 12:03:15 +0100 sweden-extends-border-controls-into-2017 EU countries including Sweden should be granted permission to extend temporary border controls by a period of a further three months, the European Commission has decided. https://www.thelocal.se/20161025/sweden-can-extend-border-controls-european-commission-says Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:52:01 +0200 sweden-can-extend-border-controls-european-commission-says Sweden could be allowed to keep ID controls on its border with Denmark beyond the current end date of November, following discussions among EU leaders in Brussels last night. https://www.thelocal.se/20161021/border-controls-could-stay-after-eu-meeting Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:52:48 +0200 border-controls-could-stay-after-eu-meeting The Danish company which operates the car ferries between Sweden and Denmark has reported the Swedish government to the European Commission for forcing it to carry out ID checks on passengers. https://www.thelocal.se/20151229/danish-ferry-firm-reports-sweden-to-commission Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:05:20 +0100 danish-ferry-firm-reports-sweden-to-commission A controversial programme to relocate 40,000 refugees within the EU from overstretched frontline states is set to formally start on Friday when a group of Eritreans will travel to Sweden from Italy. https://www.thelocal.se/20151007/sweden-to-welcome-relocated-eritrean-refugees Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:32:14 +0200 sweden-to-welcome-relocated-eritrean-refugees Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Saturday she feared for Europe’s borderless Schengen zone and urged countries to shore up their external frontiers in the face of the migrant crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20151003/nordic-states-fret-over-migrant-threat-to-schengen Sat, 03 Oct 2015 18:11:21 +0200 nordic-states-fret-over-migrant-threat-to-schengen The European Commission on Monday warned Denmark that it has failed to justify a controversial decision to increase controls at its borders with Sweden and Germany. https://www.thelocal.se/20110718/35014 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:02:00 +0200 35014 A mission of European officials visiting Denmark's controversial border controls on Thursday found no sign of the customs officers deployed earlier this month, the Danish Ritzau news agency reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20110715/34944 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:23:00 +0200 34944 Denmark on Tuesday deployed 50 new customs officers at its borders with Germany and Sweden as part of a widely-criticised government plan to reintroduce permanent controls at border crossings. https://www.thelocal.se/20110706/34762 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:36:00 +0200 34762 The Sweden Democrats demanded increased border controls when the Riksdag debated free movement within the European Union on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110628/34614 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:13:00 +0200 34614 Widespread objections to Denmark's plan to reintroduce permanent customs checks at its borders are based on a misunderstanding, Danish Foreign Minister Lene Espersen insisted Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110618/34432 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:40:00 +0200 34432 Sweden's finance minister, Anders Borg, sees no immediate problems with Denmark's decision to increase border controls between the two countries. https://www.thelocal.se/20110513/33762 Fri, 13 May 2011 16:24:00 +0200 33762 Swedish EU commissioner Cecilia Malmström has opened up to calls for simplifying the establishment of border controls between EU countries following the recent French-Italian conflict over Tunisian refugees. https://www.thelocal.se/20110504/33574 Wed, 04 May 2011 16:47:00 +0200 33574 A Turkish citizen arrested at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport on Friday on terror charges is thought to be a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Belgian prosecutors said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101026/29822 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:44:00 +0200 29822 Border police at Arlanda airport arrested a Turkish man wanted by Belgian police on suspicion of "terror crimes" on Friday and is holding him pending a decision on whether to extradite him, Swedish security police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101024/29792 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:03:00 +0200 29792