Border Torn Down in Europe

Do you think it will be safe if people are allowed to travel from country to country without showing a passport? Apparently nine mainly ex-East bloc countries do. On Friday, these countries tore down their borders to create a European zone which allows 400 million people to trek from Estonia in the east to Portugal in the west. All without showing a passport. There had been a concern of increased crime and illegal immigration. To deal with these concerns, the countries have strong security measures at the borders which are said to ensure safety. Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia are the countries being added to the already present Schengen Treaty zone. The Schengen Treaty zone before today consisted of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. These countries are said to be pleased about the fact that they have overcome its Cold War separation. During the Cold War, an Iron Curtain was created to divide Europe into two sections beginning from the end of World War I until the end of the Cold War.