France, Germany push for tighter EU borders after terrorist attacks

BERLIN/PARIS - France and Germany pushed on Tuesday to tighten European Union borders to head off what President Emmanuel Macron called the"threat of terrorism" after suspected Islamist militants killed eight people in Paris, Nice and Vienna within a month.

Under pressure to beef up security and reassure voters following the latest attacks, Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe's troubled Schengen zone of control-free travel over open borders needed urgent fixing. EU justice and interior ministers meet on Friday to discuss a joint security response. Ideas also include imposing stricter demands on online platforms to combat online extremism, setting up a special European institute to train Muslim imams, being able to effectively deport people with no claim to asylum in Europe, as well as criminals and suspected extremists.

Crucially for Macron, the ministerial decision includes language reinforcing EU countries' rights to temporarily suspend free movement across Schengen borders during security alerts.

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