France has called for an easier mechanism to temporarily suspend an agreement which allows freedom of movement across 25 European countries.
According to BBC News, the move follows an influx of migrants from Tunisia and Libya into Italy.
Italy’s decision to grant Tunisians 20,000 temporary residence permits, allowing free travel in the passport-free Schengen zone, has angered France.
Last week, French officials temporarily stopped trains with migrants crossing the border from Italy into France.
The decision sparked anger between Italy and France, with Italy accusing its neighbour of overstepping the treaty on border-free travel.
In an off-the-record but widely-reported briefing, a senior French official said: “The governance of Schengen is failing. It seems there is a need to reflect on a mechanism that will allow a temporary suspension of the agreement, in case of a systemic failure of an external (EU) border.”
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