Heralding Schengen Suspension, EU Gives Greece 3 Months To Fix Borders

The European Union took a step on Friday toward allowing for a two-year suspension of its prized free-travel Schengen zone to boost controls of the flows of people, acknowledging there is no quick fix in sight to the migration crisis engulfing the bloc.

Greece, the main gateway to Europe for more than a million refugees and migrants last year, has been overwhelmed by the influx and other EU states have increasingly criticized Athens for not managing the flows properly.