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EurActiv reported that Denmark's centre-right government agreed on the 11 May 2011 to introduce border and customs controls at its ports and airports, as well as along its only land border with Germany and its bridge to Sweden. The European Commission asked for additional information and said it would not accept any roll-back of the Schengen treaty.
On the 13 May 2011 the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Copenhagen that its decision to reinstate customs checks at the borders was illegal under EU rules. The Danish government maintained the contrary.
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EurActiv, 16.5.11: Barroso warns Denmark on border checks
http://www.euractiv.com/albania/barroso-warns-denmark-border-checks-news-504847
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Spiegel Online International, 16.5.11: Danish Threat to Schengen Agreement Under Fire
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,762791,00.html
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ESO: Background information: Brussels pushes for border controls
http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-pushes-for-border-controls/
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ESO: Background information: Rome and Paris seek border reforms
http://www.europeansources.info/record/rome-and-paris-seek-border-reforms/
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EUObserver, 11.5.11: Germany against 'arbitrary' re-introduction of border checks
http://euobserver.com/9/32311
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Politiken, 11.5.11: DPP gets three clampdowns
http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1278669/dpp-gets-three-clampdowns/
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BBC News, 11.5.11: Schengen state Denmark to re-impose border controls
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13366047
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Deutsche Welle, 11.5.11: Denmark buckles to right-wing border control demands
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15068183,00.html?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
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Spiegel Online International, 12.5.11: EU Slams Denmark over Plans to Reintroduce Border Checks
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,762064,00.html
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EUObserver, 16.5.11: Brussels gives OK to Swedish customs checks
http://euobserver.com/9/32339
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Deutsche Welle, 15.6.11: Tensions remain over Denmark's border-control plans
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15156014,00.html
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Politiken, 9.6.11: Govt. border defence crumbling
http://politiken.dk/newsinenglish/ECE1303784/govt-border-defence-crumbling/
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Jyllands-Posten, 12.5.11: Suspending Schengen sparks debate (via PressEurop)
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/650491-suspending-schengen-sparks-debate
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EUObserver, 13.5.11: Barroso to Copenhagen: border checks are illegal
http://euobserver.com/9/32334
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BBC News, 13.5.11: Schengen migrants: EU concern at Danish border plan
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13390432
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European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/11/296: Statement by Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, on the announced permanent customs border controls in Denmark
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/296&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en
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