The EU is to end passport-free travel?
European nations moved to reverse decades of unfettered travel across the continent when a majority of EU governments agreed the need to reinstate national passport controls amid fears of a flood of immigrants fleeing the upheaval in north Africa.
In a serious blow to one of the cornerstones of a united, integrated Europe, EU interior ministers embarked on a radical revision of the passport-free travel regime known as the Schengen system to allow the 26 participating governments to restore border controls.
Here is the story, which I take to be big news indeed. Addendum: Some of the comments claim that the Guardian’s account is exaggerated. Here is a more balanced story.