Schengen, the agreement that eliminated Europe's internal borders and permits passport-free travel, is arguably the most impressive, beloved, and certainly symbolic achievement of European integration. However, operating Schengen requires extensive cooperation and effective burden-sharing on a number of fronts in order to overcome what is otherwise a sizable collective action problem. Yet issues such as relocating refugees and combating international terrorism alter state incentives regarding burden-sharing, rendering cooperation politically difficult to achieve. For details, check out these reports by the BBC and Economist.
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