A shame if Europe closes its borders

As European heads of state struggle to manage both mass immigration and the increased terrorist threat, they are considering altering the way we interact as neighbours.

It was agreed in Brussels yesterday that EU member states would pass the details of all airline passengers flying into, out of, and within the union to law enforcement agencies for shared background checks.

The data can be held for up to five years, so that patterns of travel can be tracked and analysed for suspicious trends.