Schengen Area
Proper noun
Meaning
the Schengen Area
(European politics) The group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement, abolishing border controls between each other.
Synonym: Schengenland
Examples
Austria became the first country to impose drastic curbs on travel from Italy on Wednesday, urgently reinstalling border checkpoints in the exact spots where they had been dismantled back in 1997 when the country joined the Schengen Area.
However, the country does participate in the Schengen Area and the EU's single market through a number of bilateral treaties.
Her call comes on the 25th anniversary of the EU’s passport less Schengen area, which was established in its current form on this day in 1995.
Joining the Schengen Area in 1997 has not changed these rules.
He said Europe will only be able to preserve freedom and safety within the Schengen Area if it takes concrete bold measures to solve the crisis.
Introducing an AU passport would be a key boost to aspirations of a borderless Africa, based on the European Union’s Schengen Area, which covers most of its member states.