Tag Archives: Schengen area

European Commission proposes measures to preserve and strengthen the Schengen area

BRUSSELS, 28-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — As announced by President Juncker in his letter of intent on 13 September, the European Commission is today proposing measures to preserve and strengthen the Schengen area. The Commission is proposing to update the Schengen Borders Code to adapt the … Read the full press release

European Parliament: Civil liberties committee debates Schengen situation

BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The civil liberties committee will debate the current situation at the borders inside the Schengen area in the wake of the temporary reimposition of border controls by some member states with Commission representatives on Thursday … Read the full press release

The EC presents its third Schengen ‘health check’ report

Brussels, 3-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Schengen area of free movement allows more than 400 million EU citizens from 26 European countries and an increasing number of non-EU citizens, to travel without internal border controls. Today the Commission presented its third Schengen ‘health check’, a … Read the full press release