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I thought any EU member can cross inner-EU borders freely? Seems like i am the same clueless german as the guys in the articleðŸ«
I think it's not "freely", as in someone has to check your ID. I could be wrong tho.
Checks are optional within Schengen, no one has to but can e.g. when Austria wants to check for illegal immigrants and sets up checkpoints at the border. Border crossings are often just rural roads where the road surface suddenly looks different and there are slightly different looking signs. On some there are still old customs buildings, especially crossings within cities but also no staff.
Even crossing out of the EU into Switzerland (Schengen), I have never been asked for documents. I have seen customs buildings but it's an open crossing and no one even standing there to check for anything when leaving the EU.
Yes but Romania is not in Schengen