🚢 Did you know Schengen started with signatures on a boat in 1985? 40 years on, it's great to have Bulgaria and Romania on board 🇧🇬🇷🇴 #Schengen40
‚Temporär‘ als neue Normalität – mit Folgen für den Schengen-Spirit offener Grenzen
In meinem neuen Aufsatz zeige ich, wie Krisenrhetorik, Renationalisierung & politische Instrumentalisierung die EU-Grenzpolitik verändern.
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What does Schengen mean?
💨 Freedom. 450 million people travel without passport checks for work, study & tourism.
🛡️ Security. Countries cooperate to protect external borders & fight crime.
💼 Prosperity. No border checks make trade easier.
Learn more: europa.eu/!33D6w8
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Retour sur la conférence « 40 ans de Schengen : citoyens, frontières, politiques » organisée par l’UniGR-CBS & EMN Luxembourg. Un grand merci à toutes les personnes impliquées! 📺 (Re)découvrez les moments forts en vidéo : youtu.be/WmglSkYkL1I
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#Schengen: unity, cooperation, freedom.
The Schengen Area makes it easier for Europeans to live, work, study and trade without barriers.
It keeps Europe safe.
What brings us together must never be taken for granted.
We must preserve it, every day.
#Schengen40
Í dag er Schengen 40 ára!💙
Schengen tengir saman yfir 450 milljón manns og er vinsælasti áfangastaður í heimi!
Ísland gekk opinberlega inn í Schengen árið 2001, en það leyfir okkur að ferðast, stunda nám og vinna í Evrópu án hindrana 💙
Í dag fögnum við þessu merka samstarfi!
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9/ Tras 40 años de logros, apertura, retrocesos y retos, Schengen sigue siendo un valioso experimento europeo, pero su supervivencia exige fortalecimiento institucional y voluntad política común #Schengen40
🧵 40º aniversario del Acuerdo de Schengen, firmado el 14 de junio de 1985 por cinco países: Bélgica, Francia, Alemania, Países Bajos y Luxemburgo. Su objetivo: eliminar los controles fronterizos internos y construir un espacio de libertad y seguridad compartido. #Schengen40
Celebrating 40yrs of the Schengen Agreement! 🇪🇺 It has become a cornerstone of European identity, enabling us to live, work & connect without constraints of internal borders. Schengen is not just a policy, it’s a testament to our commitment to freedom, security & justice. #Schengen40 #schengenisalive
40 lat w Schengen. Luksemburg ze skargą przeciwko Niemcom. Co zrobi Polska?
#UE #EU #EuropeanUnion #Schengen40 #Schengen #Poland #Germany #Luxembourg
40 years ago, the Schengen Agreement redefined what borders mean in Europe. Today, it is also a reference in the EU’s global engagement — from visa dialogues to regional cooperation, Schengen inspires how the EU promotes trust and mobility worldwide. #Schengen40
🛂🛣️🇪🇺🚶♂️ Celebrating four decades of the Schengen Treaty, which transformed European borders into bridges of unity and cooperation.
Read my article here: discovermyeurope.eu/schengen-at-...
#Schengen40 #EuropeanIntegration #BorderlessEurope #SchengenTreaty #FreeMovement
Zum Schengen-Abkommen gerne einen Blick in meinen Reisebericht werfen:
#Schengen40 #SchengenAgreement
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Siehe Tag 5. Man kann aber nur darüber lachen.
Heute: 40 Jahre Schengener Abkommen, 14. Juni 1985!
Übereinkommen zur Abschaffung der stationären Grenzkontrollen in Europa
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#OnThisDay on 14 June 1985
Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the #Schengen Agreement signed in #Luxembourg by the BeNeLux countries, Germany and France, counting today 29 Member States covering a population of over 450 million people & free movement of people #Schengen40 🇱🇺🇪🇺
RO celebrates, alongside Europe, 40 years of Schengen! All Europeans enjoy the benefits of the free movement area, a key project that offers prosperity, freedom & security. RO is today a full Schengen member! #schengen40
💬 Want subtitles in your language? Click here to watch the video with subtitles available in all EU languages 👉 audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-2...
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© European Union, 2025
#FreeMovement in 29 countries — the greatest achievement in Europe #Schengen40 🇪🇺
🇧🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱 (1985) • 🇮🇹 (1990) • 🇵🇹🇪🇸 (1991) • 🇬🇷 (1992) • 🇦🇹 (1995) • 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 (1996) • 🇨🇿🇪🇪🇭🇺🇱🇻🇱🇹🇲🇹🇵🇱🇸🇰🇸🇮 (2003) • 🇨🇭 (2004) • 🇱🇮 (2008) • 🇭🇷 (2023) • 🇧🇬🇷🇴 (2025)
#Schengen 🎂 40!
40 Jahre Schengen – und die Freiheit gerät unter Druck.
Wir Grüne kämpfen für offene Grenzen, für Vertrauen statt Kontrolle, für Freiheit statt Abschottung. 💚
#Schengen40 #OffeneGrenzen #StopGrenzkontrollen #EuropaVerbindet #FreiheitVerteidigen #EUlove #Zusammenhalt #GreenEurope #Dobrindt
Historic photo of a border checkpoint, showing a customs officer and an elderly couple in a car.
Exactly 40 years ago, five EU member states signed the Schengen Agreement: a historic milestone that paved the way for passport-free travel and free movement of goods. Today, 29 countries are part of the Schengen Area: a symbol of cooperation and mutual trust among European nations. 💙 #Schengen40
🎉 Today we celebrate 40 years of Schengen - and so should you!
Schengen made #ErasmusPlus possible 🌍
No borders. Just the freedom to learn, grow, and connect.
Schengen opened Europe.
Erasmus+ made it feel like home 🇪🇺
#Schengen40
🚨 Mit Blick auf die Zukunft sind aber weitere Anstrengungen erforderlich, denn der Raum der Freiheit, der mit Schengen geschaffen wurde, muss besser gesichert 🛡️ werden.
Denn Freiheit und Sicherheit gehören für uns untrennbar zusammen❗️
#DeinEuropa 🇪🇺🇩🇪
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In an age of rising walls, Schengen remains a powerful promise: that cooperation beats isolation, and that trust builds unity.
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14 June 1985 | The Schengen Agreement is signed
🇫🇷🇩🇪🇧🇪🇱🇺🇳🇱 🇪🇺 France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg & the Netherlands decided to create a borderless area and make freedom of movement a reality.
40 years ago.
30 since its entry into force.
#euhistory #schengen40 🇪🇺🧵
🇪🇺 Днес честваме 40 години #Schengen!
От 5 до 29 държави за 4 десетилетия — зона за свободно движение на над 420 млн. души 🛫🚢🚗
От 1.01.2025 🇧🇬 и 🇷🇴 са пълноправни членове на #Schengen.
#Europe #Schengen40
🇪🇺 Today we celebrate 40 years of #Schengen!
From 5 to 29 countries in 4 decades — a free movement area for over 420 million people 🛫🚢🚗
As of 1.01.2025 🇧🇬 and 🇷🇴 are full #Schengen members.
#Europe #Schengen40
The removal of internal border controls has boosted exports and employment. We also jointly protect the external borders of the Schengen Area.
#Schengen40
Yesterday, Minister Davor Božinović joined fellow EU ministers in marking 40 years of the Schengen Agreement. 🇪🇺
Schengen stands for freedom, security, and prosperity for 450 million people — connecting countries, cultures, communities, and businesses across Europe.
#Schengen40
🇨🇭 has been part of Schengen for nearly 20 years:
🛂 400,000 daily cross-border workers
🧳 Seamless travel
👮♂️ Increased security
🎉 40 years on, Schengen remains essential – for a safe, prosperous & connected 🇨🇭 in the heart of Europe.
#Schengen40 #SwissEUrelations
40 years of Schengen 🎉
Schengen facilitates for millions of Europeans to seamlessly move for work, study, family, or simply to explore.
Norway has contributed to making Schengen a cornerstone of free movement and shared security as a full member for 25 years. 🇳🇴🇪🇺
#Schengen40