At this point, Schengen is essentially dead. The EU and its “free movement of peoples” will eventually follow:
France is set to ramp up the intensity of border controls with European neighbours amid fears of uncontrolled migration and terror threats just weeks after Germany announced a similar policy. French authorities informed the European Commission last week that its borders with six of its neighbouring Schengen members – namely Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Switzerland – will be reinforced with increased checks as of November 1 for at least six months.
We’ve definitely passed the peak of the pendulum. And given how far it reached, it’s going to snap back with a historical vengeance.