Glossary |
| Schengen Agreement | An agreement by several European countries to abstain from checking passenger traffic at their internal borders, as well as establishing a joint external border. Countries that have already implemented the Schengen Agreement: * Belgium (26 March 1995) * France (26 March 1995) * Germany (26 March 1995) * Luxembourg (26 March 1995) * Netherlands (26 March 1996) * Portugal (26 March 1995) * Spain (26 March 1995) * Italy (26 October 1997) * Austria (1 December 1997) * Greece (26 March 2000) * Denmark (25 March 2001) * Finland (25 March 2001) * Iceland (25 March 2001) * Norway (25 March 2001) * Sweden (25 March 2001) Countries who signed the Schengen Agreement on 1 May 2004 are set to implement it between 31 December 2007 and 29 March 2008: * Czech Republic * Estonia * Hungary * Latvia * Lithuania * Malta * Poland * Slovakia * Slovenia Signatories yet to implement the agreement: * Cyprus * Switzerland EU members not to join the Schengen Agreement: * Ireland * United Kingdom |
