Crisis in Europe May End Open Border Agreement

With the financial crisis in Europe deepening, more Europeans are leaving their homes and crossing borders to seek work, placing extraordinary pressure on the agreement to allow free movement of Europeans in Europe, known as the Schengen agreement. If the migrations continue, countries like Switzerland may withdraw from the agreement altogether, reversing the open borders agreement that was a hallmark of the new Europe.

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