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Schengen area definition

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What does Schengen area mean?

The Schengen area is the territory within Europe in which the free movement of people is ensured.

The Schengen area is founded on the Schengen Agreement of 1985. The purpose of the agreement is to enable the free movement of the persons between the countries that are a part to it. To that end the border checks are eliminated, and also common border control and visa policies are introduced. The area currently consists of twenty-six European countries; twenty-two EU member states and four non-EU states. However, there are countries which are not parties to the Schengen Agreement, but take part in some aspects of the Agreement, such as UK and Ireland. The Schengen acquis has been incorporated into the European Union legal order with the adoption of the Schengen Protocol attached to the Amsterdam Treaty. The Schengen Area (EU) includes: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary , Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia,Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The Schengen Area (Non-EU) includes: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

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