Extending the Schengen area

It's not only Germans in some border zones who have reservations about the disappearing boundary with the Czech Republic. Czechs feel the same way, writes Martina Kopecká with an eye to the village of Krompach: "On the German side, the street leading to the border has been renovated, so as to get closer to their neighbours. But on the Czech side, the local authorities claim they don't have the money to fix up their part of the street. But more than anything, they worry about German cars in their town. So there is a large boulder blocking the way, and the local leaders have installed a "no transit" sign... Some local residents are annoyed, but people who have their weekend homes here want to keep the town quiet. Now, a referendum renders its decision: The road between the two countries is to remain a pedestrian zone."

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