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Schengen States not under threat  

By Hakeem Babalola

Buzek

The President of the European Parliament, Dr. Jerzy Buzek, has said that the Schengen agreement is not in trouble contrary to the opinion of many experts who have begun to question the future of the scheme.

Buzek made this known when he was speaking to France 24 TV Channel. “No, I don’t think the Schengen agreement is in trouble,” said Buzek.

He re-affirmed the significant of the agreement, saying it is one of the most important achievements of the EU. 

The European Parliament president added that the borderless travel between many European countries is good for “our citizens” who know what it means to go from Finland to Portugal without any visa.

An influx of immigrants who have undertaken international moving from North Africa to Italy and other European countries is believed to have caused alarm in Schengen member states, leading to the fear of the future of the free zone.  

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