Copenhagen / Brussels .- Denmark has signed the Schengen Treaty which removes internal borders in Europe, has decided to establish permanent border controls with Germany and Sweden, as announced by the liberal-conservative government. The European Commission (EC) is studying the decision, as explained a spokesman for the EU executive.
The agreement will enter into force within weeks, was made possible through the support of far-right Danish People's Party, allied foreign government since 2001 and a Member of the Christian Democratic Party. The move comes amid debate on the reform of the Schengen Treaty by France and Italy led to the massive influx of immigrants from North Africa.
Danish Finance Minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, said that the reintroduction of border control is carried out under the Schengen Treaty in order to "alleviate" the crime that he said, "has struck" in recent times the country . The Danish authorities have invested 150 million Danish kroner (20 million) to install Danish border controls and invest in scanners and other technological equipment.
Another 120 million (16 million) will go to customs and more police on the main borders. The plan also includes strengthening controls at airports and Danish territorial waters. The Danish Government thus satisfies the requirements of the Danish People's Party, with which it negotiates an agreement last week to make deep reforms of the welfare state in the face of the coming decades.
"Technical services of the EC is considering the agreement decided to reintroduce border," said a spokesman for the European Commission, without knowing predict whether Brussels will respond today to Copenhagen. It so happens that tomorrow is held in Brussels a council of EU Interior to discuss the EC proposal to amend the Schengen Treaty, which introduced the principle of free movement, from requests of France and Italy.
These two countries hardest hit by the massive arrival of Tunisian immigrants after riots in northern Africa, called on Brussels to be extended the sunset clause of freedom of movement to enable countries to reintroduce its borders unilaterally to a "pressure extraordinary migration. " The European Parliament yesterday criticized the president of the EC to erode the European principle of free movement and give in to "xenophobic pressures" from Rome and Paris. 
The agreement will enter into force within weeks, was made possible through the support of far-right Danish People's Party, allied foreign government since 2001 and a Member of the Christian Democratic Party. The move comes amid debate on the reform of the Schengen Treaty by France and Italy led to the massive influx of immigrants from North Africa.
Danish Finance Minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, said that the reintroduction of border control is carried out under the Schengen Treaty in order to "alleviate" the crime that he said, "has struck" in recent times the country . The Danish authorities have invested 150 million Danish kroner (20 million) to install Danish border controls and invest in scanners and other technological equipment.
Another 120 million (16 million) will go to customs and more police on the main borders. The plan also includes strengthening controls at airports and Danish territorial waters. The Danish Government thus satisfies the requirements of the Danish People's Party, with which it negotiates an agreement last week to make deep reforms of the welfare state in the face of the coming decades.
"Technical services of the EC is considering the agreement decided to reintroduce border," said a spokesman for the European Commission, without knowing predict whether Brussels will respond today to Copenhagen. It so happens that tomorrow is held in Brussels a council of EU Interior to discuss the EC proposal to amend the Schengen Treaty, which introduced the principle of free movement, from requests of France and Italy.
These two countries hardest hit by the massive arrival of Tunisian immigrants after riots in northern Africa, called on Brussels to be extended the sunset clause of freedom of movement to enable countries to reintroduce its borders unilaterally to a "pressure extraordinary migration. " The European Parliament yesterday criticized the president of the EC to erode the European principle of free movement and give in to "xenophobic pressures" from Rome and Paris.
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