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>>franzb+(OP)
The repeated attacks, heavy immigration of refugees...I'm hoping for the best, but I feel like there is a powder keg here. Whether or not it is based in any fact, how this is handled and plays out is a serious concern.

>>jmspri+E1
I believe that France didn't open its borders to this wave of refugees/migrants but I could be mistaken since I don't follow the news this closely.

>>gotcha+D2
What do you mean by that? The border between France and neighboring nations is always open.

>>jules+y3
It's open but that doesn't mean that everyone who shows up at the gate will be allowed in, right?

>>gotcha+d5
There are no gates. There is a sign. http://travel.jeffersoncampervan.com/Pictures/PixoriginalSit...

Cross border travel within the EU is like moving between states in the US, easy to miss.

>>bensan+l6
What about airports?

I'm very positive that they check people's passports and papers in airports.

>>gotcha+V6
The vast majority of European travellers use trains or roads, not air travel.

>>the_fr+P7
Actually, air travel is the most common mode of transport in intra-EU travel.

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/...

Trains are a tiny 6%.