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Open Borders | 35 comments (35 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

The French-Spanish border was practically completely open from, as I remember, after Franco kicked the bucket, and then almost disappeared with Schengen.

OTOH, Britain is of course not Schengen. The only time border police ever hassled me was going into Britain (Heathrow) from France, because my passport was out of date. This was perfectly legal, specifically allowed by law. And I was entering my own country. Just a plain-clothes cop swinging his weight. Gaaah.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sat Dec 22nd, 2007 at 03:46:04 PM EST
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Re: Open Borders (4.00 / 3)

What you and Jérôme ex à Strasbourg wrote is interesting. Back at the end of the eighties and early nineties, the Austria-Germany, Netherlands-Germany and Austria-Italy borders were manned and people were controlled; though it went in much smoother fashion than at the now abolished borders.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sat Dec 22nd, 2007 at 04:18:12 PM EST
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