Szymański: Schengen Area in danger

Viceminister of Foreign Affairs Konrad Szymański said on Thursday that "The Schengen Area has never been closer to falling apart than right now," adding that if measures are not taken to tighten the Area's land borders, the agreement will collapse. Speaking on TVN24, Szymański noted that while the Area had successfully functioned until now, the  political upheaval caused by the ongoing migrant crisis is causing many to lose faith in the integrated system. He added that the future of the zone depends on "how well-sealed its external border is," identifying the Macedonian and Bulgarian land borders as priorities. He also commented on the news that France has rejected the proposed refugee quota system, saying that this leaves Berlin as "the last EU capital, which does not understand," that the crisis cannot be solved this way.