European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Doubts Over Frontier free Europe by Tyler Marshall los Angeles times perched in his second floor office on the Bolyan West German Border at Aachen Chiel customs of Liccar Peter Noben admit thai his future s unc Orlain the German Highway con Rel Point that he commands Shore is among me busies in Europe but by 1993 it could vanish a tar Sci Ichiriu program to dismantle barriers Between to 12 european Community nations Calls for eliminating Rill of the 400 or major police and customs checkpoints Oab orders linking dec countries if the plan succeeds Boundary Gates will come Down uniformed officials will disappear along with the Linos of waiting vehicles they create and europeans and visitors alike wiil Cross dec frontiers As easily As i by now move Between us slates. While tourists May to delighted at the Prospect of. Avoiding bureaucratic delays and White visionaries acclaim the goal As a dramatic step toward a United Europe tit so on the ground see it Rifle really. I m All Lor a More unified Europe Noben said but pm not entirely convinced this is a Good As he december 1992. Deadline looms others Loo have begun to doubt. Same see ending As misguided Foby Lor a continent beleaguered with mounting problems of Leno ism. Drug Lral Licking Ancl illegal the dec oven Unity resolves the Issue constitutes a Pivotal lest of its commitment to Iho vision of Iealer Unity. -. Few proposals in if dec s umbilicus program to. Fashion a single european space symbolize this ". Vision More powerfully. Few Are plagued to remove All internal controls dec countries must agree to common positions on such volatile subject s As immigration political Asylum visa rights and a Fango o delicate issues such Campt exiles have already overwhelmed current Lime Pablos Andrj last december a Summit meeting of leaders from like 12 dec nations Britain France West Grimany. Italy Belgium the Netherlands. Spain Ireland Portugal Greece Denmark and Luxembourg established a High level working group to Tir Oak the logjam among Iho problems How to reconcile West Germany s Liberal policy toward Asylum seekers enshrined in the country s cont Luio with Lili resin Lions impose or by of Hor dec nations Are the mainly East bloc refugees now entering Essl Germany 300,000 per year eligible Olive anywhere in Hie dec h6r,to those entering dec . The 17 million citizens of Sweden. Norway. Finland Hart Iceland who Are nol dec members til enjoy unrestricted Access to Denmark As part of a nordic Arua agreement mow lord Solo the c0untrios like. France which require visas Lor All non dec citizens wilh1 Itie mob relaxed policies member countries Oil icings at. The dec Headquarters in Brussels believe Progress on such Points As visa rights extradition and Asylum is possible at a Madrid Summit scheduled or. Late june other problems a c More difficult Somo nations fear Ift a primary result of lifting my canal Border con rot Ifould be. To provide criminals arid illegal immigrants a vast unrestricted playground. The bit Esfi Mcfee Fec onily provided stalls pics showing i hat 44 percent of drugs seized in Blain last oar came from or through another dec country Brita mls especially concerned unlike Many of Jis dec partners a Hie h open ale Nai Iona men Lily Cord schemes and in dire resident Toi Gisle with police Brilain. As an is ind country has Tafadi Iionia relied la More Haviv on its entry Points to catch undesirables 01 course we must make to easier for our people to travel Nifte Community big Esfi a Jotic minister Margarot thalcher told a belgian Audi coca last jail but it is a Mailer of Plain common sense Hal we cannot Olally abolish Iron re con of l we Are also to protect our citizens " of her dec countries including i eco Denmark and the Irish Republic express similar reservations although without thales of s Strid ency. Dec officials reject claims Hal Border controls Are a key crime control the big catches Are based on lip of is not because someone happened onto something at a one dec source asserted. We oppose the simplistic View thai abolishing internat frontiers is going lobe a ,. Bonanza lot terrorist Sand drug runners.". The London Cua Dinn in a recent editorial urging member Stales to hold Gotheif 19b5commilmenl to open Borders commented Freedom of movement is like ire Dom of speech Vou Don t b in in just because a minority abuses dec officials believe that it is c
