eu gives greece 3 months to fix borders or risk schengen suspension 

the eu has overridden objecton from athens, giving greece three months to tighten up security on its borders. if fails to do so, other schengen states will be entitled to erect border controls around greece for up to two years.

a list of 50 recmmendation for greece was drawn up on the basis of a report compiled by the eu commission last week . when the proposal was tabled in brussels on friday, among the 26 schengen states. only greece voted againt with cyprus and bulgaria abstaining 

its is of utmost importance that greece addresses the issues identified in the report adopted by the commission as a matter of priority and urgency said statement from the eu the action recommended covers areas such as registration procedures sea bordar