Schengen’s anniversary was covered by returning border checks

good morning. Europe is waking up to a new crisis in the Middle East after Israel attacks nuclear weapons with Iranian military commanders and a series of air forces. Tel Aviv says it is trying to stop the Islamic regime’s nuclear program before it’s too late.

Meanwhile, in Brussels, the European Commission’s strong competitive sector is blocking demands to burn tensions between officials police the production of clean energy technologies, state aid and those working on climate and energy.

Today, Laura evaluates Schengen’s disappointment on her 40th birthday, and our competition correspondent hears Brussels’ demands for more tools to Chinese online retailers.

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The Schengen region, which does not have European borders, will turn 40 this weekend and is in the middle of a midlife crisis, Laura Dubois writes.

Context: The Schengen Agreement was signed on June 14, 1985 between Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany, allowing free travel to those countries. Currently, the Schengen region includes 29 countries, with Bulgaria and Romania recently participating.

However, 11 countries, including founding members of Germany, France and the Netherlands, have restored checks along the border to curb irregular migration and other security threats.

Germany recently announced it would further strengthen its control and reject asylum seekers at the border without evaluating their claims.

Yesterday, German Justice Minister Stephanie Fbig said the Home Office would provide a more comprehensive justification for keeping checks. “This has been announced,” she said.

However, the measure has deeply confused German neighbors.

“Internal border control disrupts life beyond a common border that has been developed over decades. We fully support the Schengen Agreement and firmly reject internal border checks within the EU,” Luxembourg Minister of Home Affairs Leon Groden told the Financial Times.

Polish European Minister Adam Schwapka said, “The free movement of Schengen and the people. It is one of the greatest achievements of the European Union.

Szłapka added that attempts to change the system due to a “political situation” are “always a step in the wrong direction.”

Yesterday, the EU Minister of Justice said, “We have jointly pledged to protect people’s free movements.

The state also states that “all appropriate measures are taken.”

To make the cracks even more paper, Groden, along with her Polish counterparts and EU commissioners Magnus Brunner and Henna Wilkunen, held a ceremony yesterday in the village of Schengen, Luxembourg village where the agreement was signed.

“Sustaining Schengen and maintaining growth will only be possible through the creation of a finely coordinated support system with strong police cooperation and effective border security,” said Bruner, who is in charge of interior affairs.

However, the committee should decide how to adjust the system accurately and assess whether continuous updates of checks are justified.

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The EU needs to use trade defense equipment more proactively against online Chinese retailers such as Temu and Shein. This is likely to divert trade flows from the US towards Europe, the head of a major French e-commerce company told Barbara Morns.

Context: The EU is cracking down on low-cost imports from online retailers, for example, by offering a fee of 2 euros in a small package that enters the BLOC. Of the 10 packages imported to the EU, more than nine come from China.

The European Commission has previously warned of an increase in the number of unsafe products available in the EU market and an increase in complaints by European retailers about unfair competition.

Currently, uncertainty about US tariffs on Chinese goods is putting even more pressure on e-commerce platforms, said Thomas Metivier.

Métivier said that Chinese retailers focused on Europe from the US “not based on rules” when they are flooded with markets with very cheap products.

“If they ship products from China at a value lower than the cost of shipping, then a five-year survey is not necessary. There is a clear dumping strategy,” says Métivier.

He said the tactic could “suppose not only a major threat to e-commerce, but also a major threat to brick and mortar retailers. For example, we’ve already seen it in the fashion industry, and the response has to be decided and swift.”

Parcels’ proposed fees are too late to stop the current trend, Métivier said. Instead, he urged the committee to use existing trade defense weapons and strengthen anti-dumping and preventive measures.

What to see today

The EU Minister of Home Affairs will meet in Luxembourg.

NATO Secretary General Mark Latte, staff and business representatives will be present at the Bilderberg meeting in Stockholm.

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