Schengen Agreement
Schengen
(ger., fr., lux. Schengen)
The village in the Grand Duchy Luxembourg, the commune of Remerschen. Known primarily due to the Schengen agreement.
(ger., fr., lux. Schengen)
The village in the Grand Duchy Luxembourg, the commune of Remerschen. Known primarily due to the Schengen agreement.
The Schengen Agreement
(ger., fr., lux. Schengen)
The agreement "On the abolition of passport customs control between several countries of the European Union", originally signed on June 14, 1985 by seven European countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Portugal and by Spain). It entered into force on March 26, 1995.
(ger., fr., lux. Schengen)
The agreement "On the abolition of passport customs control between several countries of the European Union", originally signed on June 14, 1985 by seven European countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Portugal and by Spain). It entered into force on March 26, 1995.
| - Signed | |
| - Has not entered into force | |
| - Want ti sign (Vatican) | |
| - Only police and judicial cooperation |
Since then, several more countries have joined the agreement, and by the end of 2007 the agreement was signed by 30 countries, and in effect (with the abolition of border controls) in 25 countries:
www.bmeia.gv.at/ru/
www.diplomatie.be/moscowru
mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/RU/ru/
moskau.diplo.de
rusland.um.dk
www.iceland.org/ru
www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/MOSCU/ru/Consulado/Paginas/LocalizacionContacto.aspx
www.ambmosca.esteri.it/Ambasciata_Mosca
www.mfa.gov.lv
ru.urm.lt
www.mfa.gov.mt/default.aspx?MDIS=423&MLEV=29
www.netherlands-embassy.ru
www.norvegia.ru
moskwa.msz.gov.pl/ru/
www.secomunidades.pt/web/moscovo
www.moskva.mfa.sk
moscow.embassy.si
www.finland.org.ru/ru/
www.ambafrance-ru.org/-Russkij-
www.mfa.cz/moscow
www.eda.admin.ch/moscow
sweden.ru
www.estemb.ru
Together these countries form the Schengen zone. Several other countries, in which the Schengen Agreement has formally already entered into force, have not yet abolished border control, and thus remain outside the Schengen area.
All Schengen countries, with the exception of Norway and Iceland, are members of the European Union.
Five members European Union Have already signed the Schengen Agreement, but remain outside the Schengen area, since Passport control was not completely abolished (United Kingdom, Ireland) or they cancellation is only planned in the future (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania).
Denmark has a special status, enshrined in the Schengen Protocol to the Amsterdam Treaty of 1997, which allows Denmark not to participate in Schengen cooperation in a larger volume than existed at the date of the Amsterdam Treaty.
At the June 5, 2005 referendum, Swiss citizens voted to join the Schengen zone. Also, about his desire to join the Schengen countries, Vatican.
