Abstract
This chapter reflects on the significance of the absence of internal border control for the EU, highlighting its character as simultaneously highly symbolical and deeply functional. I argue that placing too much emphasis on its symbolic dimension, as is often done by the Parliament and the Commission, obscures from sight the changing connotations of territorial borders and border control in contemporary Europe, and has the unintended effect of over-privileging economic interests to the detriment of the protection of those individuals that are mostly affected by changing ‘border practices'.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TAMPERE PROGRAMME |
| Subtitle of host publication | Europeanisation Dynamics of the EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice |
| Editors | Sergio Carrera, Deirdre Curtin, Andrew Geddes |
| Place of Publication | Florence |
| Publisher | European University Institute |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Pages | 81-93 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789290848820 |
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| Publication status | Published - May 2020 |
Keywords
- Schengen, EU recht, binnengrenzen
VU Research Profile
- Governance for Society
