On this day in 1995, free movement in Europe became a reality thanks to the Schengen Agreement. What does it mean? 🤔 A Europe without borders, where any person from the 26 member countries of the Schengen Area may cross the internal borders without being subjected to border checks. Today, most EU countries are part of the border-free Schengen Area, directly benefitting more than 400 million EU citizens. | European Commission

Better protection of EU borders, systematic checks on non-EU citizens entering the Schengen area & better information sharing. These are just few aspects of the new EU entry-exit system agreed. Read more: http://europa.eu/!PC68wQ | Council of the European Union