SchengenSchengen Agreement • November 18th, 2020
Contract Type FiledNovember 18th, 2020The Schengen process dates back to 1985 when the initial contracting parties Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg signed an agreement on abolishing border controls for persons travelling between the internal borders of the contracting parties. The agreement was signed in a small village in Luxembourg called Schengen, which gave name to the agreement. Schengen is located where the borders of Germany, France and Luxembourg meet, showing the purpose of the agreement.1