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Schengen under review: building 'Fortress Europe'?

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The Schengen agreement abolished internal borders in a large number of EU countries. But EU interior ministers are now seeking to reinstate some level of border controls in "extraordinary circumstances". The issue came to the fore after the arrival in Italy and Malta of thousands of people risking their lives to flee violence in northern Africa. Is there a risk of Europe turning into a fortress?

TALKING EUROPE

         Guests:

  •  Kathleen VAN BREMPT

         Belgian MEP, Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

  • Rikke ALBRECHTSEN

        Correspondent, Danish daily Kristeligt Dagblad

Presented by Christophe Robeet

Programme prepared by Anastasia Metral

Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former Latvian president
01/12/2012 - TALKING EUROPE

Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former Latvian president

Four years after being forced to request a bailout and seeing its GDP shrink by 24 per cent, Latvia has become the EU's fastest-growing economy. Is this proof that stringent austerity policies work? What can Spain and Greece learn from the Latvian model? Christophe Robeet speaks to Vaira Vike-Freiberga, a former Latvian president.
EU budget: no more cash for Europe's food programmes?
01/12/2012 - TALKING EUROPE

EU budget: no more cash for Europe's food programmes?

Each year, 18 million Europeans rely on Europe's food programme to feed themselves. With an annual budget of 500 million euros, the scheme provides food to charities in 20 member states. But they warn that cuts to the EU budget will lead to the end of such programmes. Will there be money left to feed Europe's most vulnerable citizens?
Egemen Bagis, Turkish EU Minister
17/11/2012 - TALKING EUROPE

Egemen Bagis, Turkish EU Minister

Seven years after the start of accession talks with Brussels, Turkish pride is wounded as Turks feel rejected by a number of EU countries, including France. Meanwhile, the EU suspects Turkey's ruling AK Party of turning increasingly authoritarian and religious. Christophe Robeet asks Egemen Bagis, Turkey's EU minister, whether EU membership remains a credible option for his country.
Spain's lost generation
17/11/2012 - TALKING EUROPE

Spain's lost generation

More than half of young Spaniards are out of work and a recent study shows that two thirds of them are considering emigrating. It's the sad result of Europe's debt crisis: the best-educated generation Spain has ever produced is the hardest hit by the crisis. We ask what Europe can do to give young people a chance to work.
Alain Lamassoure, Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets
03/11/2012 - TALKING EUROPE

Alain Lamassoure, Chairman of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets

Christophe Robeet talks to Alain Lamassoure, French MEP and Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgets. The battle over the size of the EU budget has begun. The European Commission has requested just over 1 billion euros for the next seven years. But a group of conservative countries including Germany, the UK and the Netherlands are leading calls for a grand bargain.

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