Schengen agreement

• The term Schengen Agreement is used for two agreements concluded deal between European states in 1985 and 1990 about abolition of systematic border controls between the participating countries.
• Schengen Agreement is named after small Luxembourg village, where was agreement signed.
• Schengen is unique international treaty – One of kind on the world.
• The Schengen rules apply among most European countries, covering a population over 400 million people.
A typical Schengen border (between Germany and Austria).
• The principle of Schengen is to bring countries closer together and increase international cooperation, trade and ultimately to aim for a peaceful resolution to disputes.
• Andorra and San Marino are not part of Schengen, but they no longer have checks at their borders.
• There is no date yet for Cyprus, which joined the EU in 2004, or for Bulgaria and Romania (joined in 2007) or Croatia (joined in 2013).

Which EU countries are not in Schengen?
• The UK and Republic of Ireland have opted out. The UK wants to maintain its own borders, and Dublin prefers to preserve its free movement arrangement with the UK - called the Common Travel Area - rather than join Schengen.
• The UK and Ireland began taking part in some aspects of the Schengen agreement, such as the Schengen Information System (SIS), from 2000 and 2002 respectively.
What else does Schengen involve?
• Common rules on asylum;
• Hot pursuit - police have the right to chase suspected criminals across borders;
• Common list of countries whose nationals require visas;
• The Schengen Information System (SIS), which allows police stations and consulates to access a shared database of wanted or undesirable people and stolen objects;
• Joint efforts to fight drug-related crime
What is the Schengen Information System II (SIS II)?
• The Schengen Information is at the...

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