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40 Years of Schengen Has Been a Success for Europe, but Is It Under Threat?

Summary by europeannewsroom.com
On an early summer day 40 years ago, government representatives from Belgium, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands gathered on a boat in a small Luxembourgish village. The symbolic location – on the Moselle River at the tripoint where France, Luxembourg, and Germany meet – was the town of Schengen. It was there, on June 14, 1985, that the Schengen Agreement was signed. The deal aimed to gradually eliminate border checks between membe…

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Robert Goebbels made a wine-growing village world famous 40 years ago: Schengen. A conversation with one of the signatories of the agreement on a borderless Europe.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Today, the Luxembourg Schengen Agreement celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement.

·Germany
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Freedom of movement and travel - this has been possible in the Schengen area for 40 years. However, eleven out of 29 countries currently control their borders. Critics say: This is contrary to the spirit of Schengen. It is celebrated anyway. By Kathrin Schmid. [more]]>

·Hamburg, Germany
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On the 14th, it was 40 years since the Schengen Agreement was signed, which eliminated passport checks at European borders and allowed people to travel freely. This agreement has been considered a symbol of "European integration," bringing Europe together as one. However,…

·Tokyo, Japan
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On 14 June 1985, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) signed an agreement in Schengen, a small town in Luxembourg, which will gradually abolish controls at the common borders.

·Paris, France
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Common objectives and projects remain the strength of Europe: this is what appeared on Saturday during the official celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement.

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