Denmark: "Only the Social Liberals and the Red-Green Alliance opposed the tightened border controls

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from the beginning."

But last week, in the wake of warnings from EU neighbours and business leaders, both at home and abroad, that the border controls run afoul of EU co-operation and the Schengen Agreement, which guarantee free movement of people and goods, the opposition leaders changed their tune and began to question the agreement.

'Permanent Customs Control in Denmark’, as it is officially called, is widely acknowledged to be the Liberal-Conservative government’s ‘payment’ to the Danish People’s Party for supporting its 2020 budget reform plan, particularly early retirement reform.

“The goal with Schengen is to ensure free movement across the national borders. Therefore you cannot create provisions that function as border controls,” she told Politiken. “I don’t think they can implement the agreement and be part of Schengen at the same time.”

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