Schengen Area - Revision history

Doug: Update for Bulgaria & Romania joining - source - EC - https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_1722

2024-06-05T14:47:41Z

Update for Bulgaria & Romania joining - source - EC - https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_1722

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	The participating EU member states are:		The participating EU member states are:

	:Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.		:Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

	The other four members of the Schengen Area - that are not members of the EU - are:		The other four members of the Schengen Area - that are not members of the EU - are:
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	==~~EU member states~~ expected to join Schengen==		==Cyprus expected to join Schengen==
	~~The following~~ EU member ~~states are~~ expected to join the Schengen Area in due course:		EU member state Cyprus is expected to join the Schengen Area in due course.

	~~:Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania~~.

Doug: Remove surplus text.

2024-02-01T07:14:46Z

Remove surplus text.

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	==~~Four~~ EU member states expected to join Schengen==		==EU member states expected to join Schengen==
	The following EU member states are expected to join the Schengen Area in due course:		The following EU member states are expected to join the Schengen Area in due course:

Doug: Expand definition.

2024-01-24T17:04:10Z

Expand definition.

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	:Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.		:Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

	The other four members of the Schengen Area are:		The other four members of the Schengen Area - that are not members of the EU - are:

	:Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.		:Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Doug: Update for membership changes - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/30/schengen-area-council-takes-move-towards-lifting-border-controls-with-bulgaria-and-romania/

2024-01-24T16:50:36Z

Update for membership changes - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/30/schengen-area-council-takes-move-towards-lifting-border-controls-with-bulgaria-and-romania/

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	''European Union (EU)''.		''European Union (EU)''.

	Collective term for the 26 European countries - 22 EU member states, plus four other countries - which have open borders between them.		Collective term for the 27 European countries - 23 EU member states, plus four other countries - which have open borders between them.


	The 22 participating EU member states are:		The participating EU member states are:

	:Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.		:Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

	The other four members of the Schengen Area are:		The other four members of the Schengen Area are:
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	====Four EU member states expected to join Schengen====		==Four EU member states expected to join Schengen==
	The following EU member states are expected to join the Schengen Area in due course:		The following EU member states are expected to join the Schengen Area in due course:

	:Bulgaria~~, Croatia~~, Cyprus and Romania.		:Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania.


	==~~==Two~~ EU member ~~states~~ opted out of Schengen====		==EU member state opted out of Schengen==
	Ireland ~~and the United Kingdom (UK)~~ opted out of the Schengen arrangements.		Ireland has opted out of the Schengen arrangements.

	~~The UK subsequently left the European Union in 2020.~~

			==Origins==
	====Origins====
	The originating Schengen Agreement was signed in 1985 in the Luxembourg village of Schengen, by five countries:		The originating Schengen Agreement was signed in 1985 in the Luxembourg village of Schengen, by five countries:

	:Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.		:Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

imported>Doug Williamson: Amend UK leaving date.

2020-12-16T16:13:45Z

Amend UK leaving date.

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	Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK) opted out of the Schengen arrangements.		Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK) opted out of the Schengen arrangements.

	The UK subsequently left the European Union ~~itself~~.		The UK subsequently left the European Union in 2020.

imported>Doug Williamson: Classify page.

2020-02-01T22:43:46Z

Classify page.

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	* [[European Union]]		* [[European Union]]
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__

			[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
			[[Category:The_business_context]]

imported>Doug Williamson: Update post-31 Jan 2020.

2020-02-01T22:43:19Z

Update post-31 Jan 2020.

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	====Two EU member states opted out of Schengen====		====Two EU member states opted out of Schengen====
	Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK) ~~have~~ opted out of the Schengen arrangements.		Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK) opted out of the Schengen arrangements.

	~~A referendum held in the~~ UK ~~in June 2016 resulted in a vote in favour of the UK leaving~~ the European Union itself.		The UK subsequently left the European Union itself.

imported>Doug Williamson: Standardise heading.

2017-12-10T16:45:21Z

Standardise heading.

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	''European Union (EU)''		''European Union (EU)''.

	Collective term for the 26 European countries - 22 EU member states, plus four other countries - which have open borders between them.		Collective term for the 26 European countries - 22 EU member states, plus four other countries - which have open borders between them.

imported>Doug Williamson: Standardise page layout.

2017-02-05T14:42:35Z

Standardise page layout.

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	''European Union (EU)''.		''European Union (EU)''

	Collective term for the 26 European countries - 22 EU member states, plus four other countries - which have open borders between them.		Collective term for the 26 European countries - 22 EU member states, plus four other countries - which have open borders between them.

imported>Doug Williamson: Update link

2016-08-03T11:16:25Z

Update link

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Brexit]]		* [[Brexit]]
	* [[~~EFTA~~]]		* [[European Free Trade Association]]
	* [[European Economic Area]]		* [[European Economic Area]]
	* [[European Union]]		* [[European Union]]
	__NOTOC__		__NOTOC__