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2004-10-27 Europe

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Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-10-27 16:22|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 For those of you who might have difficulty reading hobbit-font, or who are baffled by Aris' total lack of context, here's the meat of the article:

While Ireland, the UK and the ten new EU members remain outside the passport-free Schengen zone, Switzerland yesterday (26 October) signed up to join.

Switzerland will be the third non-EU country to join Schengen. Iceland and Norway are already members.

The name "Schengen" originates from a small town in Luxembourg where seven European Union countries signed a treaty, in June 1985, to end internal border checkpoints and controls.

Posted by Mitch H. 2004-10-27 5:07:03 PM|| [http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2004-10-27 5:07:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 While Ireland, the UK and the ten new EU members remain outside the passport-free Schengen zone

That's technically accurate, but misleading AFAIK. The ten new EU members are outside the Schengen zone in the sense they've not implemented it yet: they have nonetheless signed to be a part of it, and will be so in a couple of years, just as Switzerland. UK and Ireland have on the other hand opted out, not signing it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_treaty

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-10-27 5:32:09 PM|| 2004-10-27 5:32:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Is this just to visit, or can they stay and work?

Posted by Ptah 2004-10-27 7:05:30 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-10-27 7:05:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Not entirely sure. I don't believe that Schengen by *itself* gives rights of residency and employment. However the article seems to be saying that Switzerland is also signing an additional agreement about the "free movement of persons" and I think that in EU-lingo that includes rights of both employment and residency.

But as I said, not sure.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-10-27 9:33:30 PM|| 2004-10-27 9:33:30 PM|| Front Page Top

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