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The Oresund bridge linking Malmo in Sweden and Copenhagen in Denmark has been widely seen as a cultural and economic success. There's even a TV detective show named after it. From today though anyone trying to cross into Sweden will be refused entry without the right documents. It's an attempt to reduce the huge flow of migrants arriving in the country. Per head of population, Sweden has taken in more people fleeing war and poverty than any other nation in Europe. But the government now says it has to restrict numbers. Denmark has reacted by beefing up border controls with Germany. So how are commuters dealing with the extra checks? Holly Snaith is an assistant professor of politics at Copenhagen University. She lives in Malmo, regularly uses the bridge to commute to Denmark, and tells us what life is like with the new controls. Plus Peter Spiegel, Brussels bureau chief of the Financial Times assesses the implications on the free movement of people across Europe.

(Picture: Travellers at the Swedish border in Malmo. Picture credit: STV.)