Abstract
This article examines the relationship of unstable borders, such as in the European Union and security. The European Union (EU) has struggled with the issue of movement of persons, security and the role of border control in this regard since the intra-EU Member State border controls on persons were abolished in 1995. The pressure from interior ministries of the Member States to perceive border control on persons as a foundation of national security has been transferred from intra-EU Member State borders to the external border of the EU. But in doing so it is not longer an inherent part of national sovereignty but rather part of a new framework of sovereignty which is incorporated into what has been an international organisation: the European Union.
Keywords
security; border control; sovereignty; European Union