The EU is strengthening its external borders. In order to secure the expanded Schengen area, new modern border installations are planned for the EU's eastern boundary, while the EU border protection agency Frontex is operating at Europe's southern limits. How does this external border change Europe? » more
Current citizenship laws in the European Union vary dramatically. The tension between freedom of movement and national self-determination of citizenship has the potential to create serious conflicts. Taking European citizenship seriously means a shared understanding of who the future citizens of Europe are to be. » more
In Bulgaria around two million persons a year of a population of seven million are in permanent motion, working abroad, studying, coming back, investing, leaving again. This trend towards overcoming arbitrary socio-political spaces is most evident in the Internet's utopian horizon of absolute mobility. But is the downside to this utopia a loss of public spirit? » more
Is the EU open to immigrants or is it sealing its external borders out of fear of terrorism and illegal immigration.? A look at the new EU external border shows how the Europeans' attitude to immigration has changed. » more
Here you will find opinions in the debate over European borders and links to media, organisations and institutions concerned with the issues of border security and immigration. » more
Following the death of Austrian right-wing populist politician Jörg Haider, the European press speculates on the consequences for coalition negotiations in the country and the future of Europe's right-wing parties. Haider's Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ) could now possibly reunite with the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ).
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