Why is Schengen In Partial Comatose According to the EU Commission President

In a recent speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Jean-Claude Juncker – the Commission President of the European Union warned the public that the Schengen zone is in a “partly comatose” stage. Juncker further stated that if that eventual collapse of the Schengen Area becomes a fact, this might have negative effect and bad political consequences for the European Union and the common currency – the Euro.

Juncker stated that if Schengen zone fails, than the single currency of the union will make no sense. The travel free Schengen area, of which Bulgaria is still not a member, is facing the impact and the consequences from the terrorist attacks in Paris and the migrant crises that is lasting for such a long period. The borderless Schengen area has been under serious pressure as it was revealed that several of the attackers moved freely throughout Europe, claiming to be refugees from Syria. According to the Commission President, the reintroduction of the checkpoints at the national borders between the member states of the European Union will have immediate and direct effect on the common European Union currency.

After the terrorist attacks in Paris, several temporary border controls have been reinforced in several EU member states in an attempt for the migration flow to be diverted. The Commission President of the European Union further stated that we all have to keep the spirit that stays behind the Schengen zone.