Place: Schengen zone

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business

EU urges border health checks and pledges multibillion business aid package

The European Union has urged member countries to put health screening in place at their borders to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and also pledged a €37bn aid fund.

business

Delays at major airports ‘could help Cork and Shannon’

world

British travellers 'may need visas to travel throughout Europe'

world

German politicians slam Greece over refugee crisis

world

Hungary slams door on refugees

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Refugees break out of camp in Hungary

Sarkozy threatens to pull France out of zone

President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to pull France out of the European Union’s coveted visa-free Schengen zone unless the bloc makes progress on protecting EU borders from illegal immigration.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2012

Run-off for Bulgaria presidency

Bulgarians go to the polls today to decide between a member of the ruling centre-right party and a left-wing ex-foreign minister in an election run-off for the presidency of the impoverished, corruption-plagued country.

Sun, 30 Oct, 2011

Tensions ease as Libya lifts visa ban on citizens from 25 European states

LIBYA lifted a visa ban on citizens of 25 European countries on Saturday after holder of the EU presidency, Spain, said a Swiss-instigated visa blacklist against 188 Libyans in those countries had been scrapped.

Mon, 29 Mar, 2010

Brussels Airport reopens after security scare

Authorities reopened a busy terminal at Brussels’ Zaventem International Airport today after a man who was behaving suspiciously had fled into the zone.

Thu, 27 Apr, 2006

Icelandic passport for Bobby Fischer

Icelandic immigration authorities agreed today to grant former American chess champion Bobby Fischer a special foreigners' passport which would allow him to travel to western Europe.

Tue, 22 Feb, 2005