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This paper examines the European Commission's response to the Schengen controversies, namely the Schengen Governance Package published in September 2011. The Package is currently under negotiation in the Council and the European Parliament. The paper assesses the scope and added value of the Package's two new legislative proposals (a new Schengen evaluation mechanism and revised rules for restating internal border checks) by looking at the origins and features of the debate surrounding liberty of circulation in the Schengen area.