Danish populist party critical of Schengen, wants border checks
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Copenhagen - The Danish People's Party that supports Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's minority government expressed doubts Friday over the extension of the passport-free zone in Europe under the Schengen treaty. "We know that organized crime committed by eastern Europeans is a growing problem in Denmark and with the extension of the Schengen cooperation, many pickpockets, drug smugglers and human traffickers can enter the country without being checked," the party's European affairs spokesman Morten Messerschmidt told broadcaster DR. "It does not add up, when we on the one hand demand that our police should secure safety on streets and alleys, and on the other uncritically allow entry to everyone just because they arrive from a EU country," he added. Messerchmidt said Denmark should reinstate border checks. The Danish People's Party has backed Rasmussen since 2001 and has been key in introducing tighter immigration policies.
Copyright DPA
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