It should have never happened. Gradual Schengen entry like this is for new members, not countries who have been meeting the criteria for 12 years.

The fact that countries like Austria can block others’ accession on blatant lies is beyond messed up.

Meanwhile, the Kilometers-long lines of trucks are still at the border, sometimes spending days there. The only things that changed are the two minutes you save at the airport and the politicians bragging how they “got us in Schengen”.

That was a shameful decision and a disgrace. The EU needs major reforms so countries like this can’t abuse their power or try to blackmail others, using Schengen.

Nope, this “membership” is only for air and water travel. There are still border checks on land. A great victory, as the politicians said, indeed.