Spain restores border checks ahead of ECB meeting
The Associated Press
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Police officers stand guard as they control the vehicles entering in Spain from France in La Jonquera, Girona, Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Spain has temporarily restored border checks in its northeast and at two major airports in a bid to stop protesters entering the country ahead of a European Central Bank meeting in Barcelona. Spanish authorities early Saturday suspended the Schengen Treaty which allows unrestricted travel inside member nations, and imposed controls at six border crossings with France and at Barcelona and Gerona international airports.
Police officers stand guard as they control the vehicles entering in Spain from France in La Jonquera, Girona, Spain, Saturday, April 28, 2012. Spain has temporarily restored border checks in its northeast and at two major airports in a bid to stop protesters entering the country ahead of a European Central Bank meeting in Barcelona. Spanish authorities early Saturday suspended the Schengen Treaty which allows unrestricted travel inside member nations, and imposed controls at six border crossings with France and at Barcelona and Gerona international airports.
LA JONQUERA, Spain (AP) — Spain temporarily restored border checks in its northeast and at two major airports early Saturday in a bid to discourage protesters entering the country ahead of a European Central Bank meeting in Barcelona.
The Catalan regional capital is to host an ECB governing council assembly
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