The pledge that the movement of goods would not be interrupted by the measures appeared to be failing badly on Wednesday, especially in Hungary, the landlocked nation that has suddenly become a bottleneck in Europe. Prime Minister Viktor Orban carried through with his promise on Monday to close the borders to all foreign nationals — leaving road travelers stranded and fuming.
After many international airlines cut flights and the United States banned travel from most of Europe, plans were thrown into disarray and airports became scenes of panic and confusion. A similar scene has been playing out for days on a larger scale on European roads.
Bulgarians, Romanians, Serbians and Ukrainians on either side of the main Austria-Hungary crossing have left their cars and sat on the main road, preventing any vehicles from crossing in either direction in an effort to pressure the authorities to open the crossing.
Another nail in the EU coffin.Free movement of goods and people is a principle at the heart of the European Union, and a week ago, countries including Germany had derided President Trump’s decision to close the American borders to most of Europe. But as the number of infections has climbed worldwide — it was more than 200,000 by Wednesday — individual members of the 26 nations belonging to the borderless Schengen Agreement began throwing up controls and turning back nonresidents and others who were not able to prove a need to enter the countries.
Closed Borders Within Europe Unleash Congestion and Chaos - The New York Times
Another nail in the EU coffin.
Closed Borders Within Europe Unleash Congestion and Chaos - The New York Times
Another nail in the EU coffin.
This would be a point in favour of the EU and the Schengen area no? All this highlights is the problems of having closed borders. Also this further goes to prove that despite being members of the EU all these nations maintain full sovereignty over their borders. You can't have your arguments both ways.
Horse****. There has not been true closed borders for 100s of years, with the exception of the Iron curtain. Borders were "close able" in 1918 and yet the Spanish flu spread like wildfire. The border system 500+ years ago did not stop the black plague.Well no it’s not a point in favor of the Schengen zone. At best it’s neutral. I think the Schengen zone certainly does permit the disease to spread faster.
Truly closed borders would likely stop or greatly reduce a disease spread, but that’s not politically feasible
Horse****. There has not been true closed borders for 100s of years, with the exception of the Iron curtain. Borders were "close able" in 1918 and yet the Spanish flu spread like wildfire. The border system 500+ years ago did not stop the black plague.
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Horse****. There has not been true closed borders for 100s of years, with the exception of the Iron curtain. Borders were "close able" in 1918 and yet the Spanish flu spread like wildfire. The border system 500+ years ago did not stop the black plague.
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This would be a point in favour of the EU and the Schengen area no? All this highlights is the problems of having closed borders. Also this further goes to prove that despite being members of the EU all these nations maintain full sovereignty over their borders. You can't have your arguments both ways.
God you really need to read up on the EU instead of spewing this continuous bull****.How would that favor the EU? The philosophy behind it was always about open borders within the zone- now every country is scrambling to close their own local ones within it.
How would that favor the EU? The philosophy behind it was always about open borders within the zone- now every country is scrambling to close their own local ones within it.
How would that favor the EU? The philosophy behind it was always about open borders within the zone- now every country is scrambling to close their own local ones within it.
God you really need to read up on the EU instead of spewing this continuous bull****.
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Free movement of goods and people is a principle at the heart of the European Union
The more you write about the European Union, the more manifest is your ignorance. Not only are member states closing borders, even cities within the EU are on lockdown for citizens within countries. It has nothing to do with normal free movement of people and goods which remains a hallmark of the Union but these weeks are not normal times and jurisdictions at national and municipal levels are taking temporary and sensible precautions.
Because this is pointing all the disruption closed borders cause. Also the EU is not the same as Schengen.
The Agreement and its related conventions were incorporated into the mainstream of European Union law by the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997, which came into effect in 1999.
Wrong, the quote is right in the OP:
LOL you just contradicted yourself from one sentence to the next. Typical European.:lamo
Wrong again:
Schengen Area - Wikipedia
Yes and see the chaos that happens without that free movement.
And I don't think you know what Schengen is, it may be part of EU law but not all members are part of Schengen and not all members of Schengen are part of the EU. Not even all areas of EU member states in Schengen have Schengen apply. And of course free movement of labour and goods has similar asterisks.
I was not addressing you- I qouted 2 others- did you not read their names and instead just read the quotes? I hope thats not a product of your Canuck education...And I am not European.
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