On January 3rd, an AP article reported that “After one million migrants, Europe’s borders are back”.
The article begins by discussing the impressive Oresund Bridge in the Oresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark. It’s a 5-mile bridge running from Scania, Sweden to an artificial island called Peberholm. From there, the 2.5 mile tunnel can take travelers to the Danish island of Amager. (Or, if one is traveling from Denmark to Sweden, just reverse the process).
Since it opened in 2000, the Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark has been a towering symbol of European integration and hassle-free travel across borders that people didn’t even notice were there. On Monday new travel restrictions imposed by Sweden to stem a record flow of migrants are transforming the bridge into a striking example of how national boundaries are re-emerging. A year of clampdowns on migration and terrorism has all but killed the idea of a borderless Europe where you could drive or train-hop from Spain in the south to Norway in the north without ever having to show your passport. After 1 million migrants, Europe’s borders are back Karl Ritter, AP, January 3, 2016
The Oresund bridge is being used by the AP writer as a symbol of how Europe’s borders are being tightened. Is that a bad thing? I guess so, if you’re a globalist. ...
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