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Schengen: European Commission insists border controls will 'save' passport-free zone
"From a practical point of view, there are crossing points all over the place," said Camino Mortera-Martinez, from the London-based CER. "Just because you have border controls, it does not mean you cannot travel freely. You can move freely, but sometimes you might be controlled. Member states are not planning to put up barbed wire and build walls."