2016, another year of turmoil on the Old Continent’s frontiers… Here is a visual summary of what happened.

 

January

Schengen (still) in crisis: internal borders across the EU reinstated

 

 

 

 

 

 

February

The closing of the Balkan route: migrants stranded in Greece

 

 

 

 

 

February

Nato new mandate: refugees? Alliance vessels in the Mediterranean

 

March

Schengen under further strain: tighter border security after Brussels attacks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April

First refugees under EU-Turkey deal land in Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

May

Bad omen: Schengen European Museum ceiling collapse

 

 

 

 

 

June

Brexit dixit: harder borders in the UK?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

September

The Great Wall of Calais: work on the latest European barrier begins …

 

 

 

 

 

 

October

Frontex redux: The new European Border and Coast Guard launched

 

 

 

 

 

November

Calais’ Jungle is no more…

 

 

 

 

 

 

December

Migrant deaths in the Mediterranean at a record high