Austria suspends Schengen agreement during Euro 2008

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SHOTLIST Slovakian/Austrian border crossing near Bratislava, Slovakia - 5 May, 2008 1. Wide of Slovakian side of the border, sign reading "Bratislava" 2. Wide of border crossing, cars driving through 3. Mid of policeman checking passports 4. Close up of policeman 5. Wide of passport checks 6. Close up of police emblem on the uniform 7. Wide of line of cars waiting for passport checks 8. Wide of highway, sign for the road to Vienna Vienna, Austria - 3 May, 2008 9. Wide of horse carriage, pan to the Interior Ministry entrance 10. Close up of Interior Ministry sign 11. SOUNDBITE (German) Konrad Kogler, spokesman Interior Ministry Euro 2008 Public Relations Team: "Further measures we are taking is to re-impose border controls. They will be of a limited duration and tailored to the situation, but we want to be able to identify the violent fans already at the border, and send them back." Slovakian/Austrian border crossing near Bratislava, Slovakia - 5 May, 2008 12. Wide of border crossing with passport control in progress STORYLINE Authorities on Thursday began checking vehicles for suspected football hooligans with Austria tightening security on its borders ahead of the European Championship. Interior Minister Guenther Platter said on Monday the checks at Austria's borders with the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia would last throughout the tournament, which begins Saturday and runs through June 29. Austria officially dismantled its border posts to facilitate passport-free travel as part of the European Union's Schengen zone. But the agreement lets countries temporarily re-impose border checks on grounds of national security. Austrian authorities said border police had a list of known hooligans and were working to intercept those who try to enter the alpine country. "Further measures we are taking is to re-impose border controls," said the spokesman for the Interior Ministry Euro 2008 Public Relations team, brigadier Konrad Kogler. "They will be of a limited duration and tailored to the situation, but we want to be able to identify the violent fans already at the border, and send them back," he added. As of Thursday, passports were controlled for passengers travelling from Germany, Slovenia, Czech Republic and Slovakia. There are regular border posts between Austria and Switzerland, which is co-hosting Euro 2008 and has also beefed up border checkpoints. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/eb80194723da10b8837b89fa3ae0654e Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork