The number of passengers travelling by train between Denmark and Sweden has dropped 12 percent since Sweden introduced ID-controls at the border with Denmark in January.
An estimated 15,000 people still commute daily between the two countries via the Oresund bridge.
Many chose to live on the Swedish side, where house prices are lower, while the jobs are easier to find on the Danish side.
It used to be an easy way of managing the situation.
But no more. From midnight o...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.