Schengen
The Schengen Area is a system of open borders that encompass 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their common borders. As an element within the wider area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) policy of the European Union (EU), it mostly functions as a single jurisdiction under a common visa policy for international travel purposes. The area is named after the 1985 Schengen Agreement and the 1990 Schengen Convention, both signed in Schengen, Luxembourg.
Beyond's analysis on Schengen
- — Cyprus is technically ready to join Schengen, but political hurdles remain as EU states weigh the divided island’s reality
- — Schengen entry/exit system failures cause multi‑hour airport queues across Europe, prompting urgent talks with the European Commission
- — Airports chief warns EU's new entry/exit system is unprepared for summer travel surge
Recent news mentioning Schengen
- — Sicherheit: Flugbranche warnt vor Chaos bei Schengen-Einreise
- — Ausnahmeregel läuft aus: Flugbranche warnt vor Chaos bei Schengen-Einreise
- — Italia prolonga 15 días más la suspensión de Schengen con España por Ceuta
- — Europäische Union: Zypern will Schengen beitreten – jetzt beginnt die politisch heikle Phase
- — El Gobierno espera que Italia "reaccione" y tenga claro que el espacio Schengen "no ha sido violado"
- — Italia rechaza el ultimátum del Gobierno y mantiene la suspensión del Schengen
- — El Gobierno da un ultimátum a Italia para que levante antes del domingo la suspensión del 'espacio Schengen'
- — Ceuta-Krise: Italien setzt Schengen-Abkommen mit Spanien aus
- — Ceuta-Krise: Minister: Italien setzt Schengen-Abkommen mit Spanien aus
- — Italia suspende Schengen con España y Bruselas avisa de una posible cancelación si los irregulares llegan a la península
- — EU-Migrationspolitik: Krise in Ceuta - Kann Spanien aus dem Schengenraum fliegen?
- — France ups Spanish border checks as Schengen unity wobbles over Ceuta crisis