EU member states agreed on Thursday to allow the extension of temporary border controls for “up to 6 months” in “exceptional circumstances”. Internal controls in the visa-free Schengen area have been put in place by Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. If opting to prolong them, a member state must “ensure that internal border controls are carried out only where it is considered necessary and proportionate”.

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