Fresh bid to save free travel area in Europe

Fresh efforts to save the EU’s free travel area got broad support from EU leaders, with the possibility that Ireland could play a greater role in the future.

Even a proposal from the European Commission made during the week to establish a permanent border and coastguard service was well received.

With the numbers crossing the Mediterranean and the Aegean to reach the EU decreasing by the day as the weather turns bad, many countries are no longer feeling as much pressure.