BRUSSELS: Germany, France, Italy and other EU countries that have put in place border controls with other nations in the bloc should move to phase them out, Brussels said Tuesday. The European Commission said the bloc’s new external digital border check system and the imminent coming into force of a migration pact strengthening screening procedures lessened the need for internal controls. “With these conditions in place, member states are in the position to work toward phasing out controls at internal borders,” said Magnus Brunner, the EU’s commissioner for migration.

BRUSSELS: Germany, France, Italy and other EU countries that have put in place border controls with other nations in the bloc should move to phase them out, Brussels said Tuesday.…

EU urges Austria, Germany, France and others to phase out Schengen internal border checks as new digital systems and risk-based controls strengthen security.