Originally Posted by
TheMadBrewer
Well, the whole purpose is stop people from entering the EU that the EU doesn't want. So those that are denied authorizations have their freedom of movement eroded. Now that may be a good thing, depending on the people
Countries have always had the right to refuse entry to visitors. They don't have any freedom of movement rights until they are admitted to the country/countries
At least with these sort of authorisations you don't even get on the plane before being denied entry rather than it happen at the border and being sent back.