Should EU internal border checks return?
Checks at the EU's internal borders should be reinstated.
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
What's at stake: The debate pits free movement, a major European achievement, against national control as long as the external borders are seen as porous.
The left's argument
Free movement is a major achievement. Border checks penalise cross-border workers.
The centre's argument
Targeted, temporary checks when there's a threat, without ending free movement.
The right's argument
As long as the external borders leak, each country must be able to guard its own.
And you, where do you stand?
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