The European Commission has published its findings on Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden's temporary restoration of internal border controls. While noting that the controls were implemented to address legitimate security and migration management concerns, Brussels underscores that these measures must remain exceptional and transitory. It so urges the countries involved to gradually move toward their abolition. According to the European Commission, the implementation of the new European Pact on Migration and Asylum, as well as European traveler registration and permission systems, will improve external border control and reduce the need for internal checks. Brussels also highlights more efficient alternatives, including targeted police checks, mobile biometric identification, and new vehicle-monitoring technologies. The goal is to maintain one of the European Union's essential pillars: free movement of people, goods, and services inside the Schengen area.