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Written by Marcin Grajewski,
The unprecedented migration crisis has put severe pressure on the Schengen area of 26 European countries which have abolished passport and any other type of control at their common borders. As member states reinstate border checks, some politicians predict that the Schengen area may break apart unless a solution is quickly found to manage the flow of migrants fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Of 28 EU member states, 22 participate in the Schengen area. Of the six members that do not, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania are legally obliged and wish to join the area, while Ireland and Britain maintain opt-outs.
This note offers links to recent studies and reports from major international think tanks and research institutes on the state of future of the Schengen area. More papers on the migration crisis can be found in a previous edition of ‘What think tanks are thinking‘.
Les conséquences économiques d’un abandon de Schengen
France Stratégie, February 2016
Fine di Schengen? I costi politici ed economici
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, February 2016
The economic consequences of Schengen
Bruegel, January 2016
A more perfect, but also smaller union?
Centre for European Policy Studies, January 2016
“Schengen”: A race against the time or a fools’ game?
Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, January 2015
Can Schengen survive?
Centre for European Policy Studies, December 2015
Cross-border commuters and trips: The relevance of Schengen
Bruegel, December 2015
What is happening to the Schengen borders?
Centre for European Policy Studies, December 2015
La crisis de los refugiados y la respuesta europea
Real Instituto Elcano, November 2015
Border and migration management in the East
Polish Institute of International Affairs, Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, September 2015
Das schiefe Haus Europa
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, September 2015
Borderline chaos: The EU’s new challenge
Council on Foreign Relations, September 2015
Europe rethinks the Schengen Agreement
Australian Institute of International Affairs, Stratfor, September 2015
Europe’s refugee crisis and the unravelling of the Union
German Marshall Fund, September 2015
The refugee crisis: Schengen’s slippery slope
European Policy Centre, September 2015
Schengen Area: The interaction of veto-players and the new member states
European Student Think Tank, September 2015
Is Schengen Dead?
Carnegie Europe, August 2015
Schengen anniversary: EPC special collection
European Policy Centre, June 2015
Immigrazione: Schengen e il caso Ventimiglia
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, June 2015
The Schengen governance package: Another missed opportunity?
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institute for European Studies, February 2015
Free movement in focus: Is one of the EU’s freedoms at risk?
Wielfred Martens Centre for European Studies, June 2014
Border control and the right of asylum: Where is the EU heading?
Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, June 2014
The free movement of people in the European Union: Principle, stakes and challenges
Robert Schuman Foundation, May 2014
The governance of migration, mobility and asylum in the EU: A contentious laboratory
Instituto Affari Internazionali, April 2014
The Schengen governance package: The subtle balance between Community method and intergovernmental approach
European Policy Centre, Institut français des relations internationales, German Council on Foreign Relations, December 2013
The future of the Schengen system
Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies, November 2013
Saving Schengen: How to protect passport-free travel in Europe
Centre for European Reform, January 2012
