I don&#x27;t think they closed their borders. They invoked the Schengen protocol for re-instituting border controls. Under Schengen driving from France to Italy or Germany is like driving from Texas to Louisiana. But there is a clause allowing re-instituting border controls under certain conditions, including a national security emergency.<p>[edit: source France24; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mashable.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;13&#x2F;france-border-airlines-flights" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mashable.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;13&#x2F;france-border-airlines-flight...</a> . Hollande did refer to &#x27;fermeture des frontières&#x27; which is confusing <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;Elysee&#x2F;status&#x2F;665314066106159104" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;Elysee&#x2F;status&#x2F;665314066106159104</a> ]