Hervé JOUANJEAN Vice-president of Confrontations Europe [vc_btn title= »Télécharger l’article » style= »outline » color= »blue » align= »right » i_icon_fontawesome= »fa fa-file-pdf-o » add_icon= »true »] Some Member States have responded to the massive influx of migrants by temporarily reintroducing controls at their borders, as per the emergency procedures provided for in the Schengen Borders Code. Consequently, some people are claiming that the Schengen Area has failed, which is an easy but ineffective position to take. Schengen is suffering from a lack of trust between the participating Member States. But Schengen must be endowed with more efficient control procedures. Over 1.5 million irregular migrants crossed the external borders of the European Union in the first 11 months of 2015 (1). That is almost twice as many irregular migrant crossings than in the period 2009-2014. This massive influx has put considerable strain on the mechanisms introduced under the Schengen agreement, which is now an integral part of the Community acquis. It
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