During a trip to the Franco-Spanish border, the Head of State also announced a doubling of the forces controlling the borders of France, from 2,400 to 4,800.
On the other hand, he ruled out a modification of the Constitution to deal with the terrorist threat currently hanging over France.
Emmanuel Macron said he was "in favor" on Thursday for an "in-depth" overhaul of the rules governing the Schengen area of free movement in Europe, during a trip to the Franco-Spanish border.
"I would like to call for an overhaul of Schengen and greater control", he added, specifying that he would bring "in this direction the first proposals to the European Council" in December.
No modification of the Constitution
From the Perthus pass, the Head of State also announced a doubling of the forces controlling France's borders, from 2,400 to 4,800, to fight against the terrorist threat, trafficking and illegal immigration.
This doubling was decided "because of the intensification of the threat" after the recent attacks, including that of Nice, he explained.
On the other hand, a change of the Constitution is not justified in his eyes to face the "terrorist" threat after the recent attacks: "We will take the laws that are necessary, if they correspond to identified needs (... ) but "the situation does not justify changing the Constitution", he declared, in the face of pressure from right-wing and far-right politicians.