Posted on 05/03/2016 3:31:13 AM PDT by Olog-hai
As the number of refugees arriving in Germany remains low, President Joachim Gauck has stressed the importance of open borders in the EU. The EU Commission is due to address Schengen Zone controls in coming days.
Speaking in the western Germany city of Völklingen on Monday, German President Joachim Gauck called on EU countries to keep open their internal borders.
Nearly 30 percent of EU citizens now live in bordered regions, Gauck said. He added that it was particularly in these regions that the “close-knit network of cross-border cooperation” makes the benefits of open borders significant.
“We want to maintain this freedom,” the president said as he addressed around 180 diplomats who had been invited to Germany’s Saarland state. …
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