SCHENGEN SPACE - EUROPE WITHOUT BORDERS

SEE HERE WHAT IS SCHENGEN SPACE

04 Jun 2018 min de leitura

The Schengen Agreement is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe´s Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished.

In 1990, the Agreement was supplemented by the Schengen Convention which proposed the complete abolition of systematic internal border controls and a common visa policy. The Schengen Area operates very much like a single state for international travel purposes with external border controls for travellers entering and exiting the area, and common visas, but with no internal border controls. It currently consists of 26 European countries (except Ireland and United Kingdom). Liechtenstein, Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus are in process to be a part of the Agreement.

Originally, the Schengen treaties and the rules adopted under them operated independently from the European Union. However, in 1999 they were incorporated into European Union law by the Amsterdam Treaty, while providing opt-outs for the only two EU member states that had remained outside the Area: Ireland and the United Kingdom. Schengen is now a core part of EU law, and all EU member states without an opt-out which have not already joined the Schengen Area are legally obliged to do so when technical requirements have been met. Several non-EU countries are included in the area.

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