Schengen Area | Vibepedia

The Schengen Area is a system of open borders that encompasses 29 European countries, abolishing border controls at their common borders. As part of the European Union's (EU) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) policy, it functions as a single jurisdiction under a common visa policy for international travel purposes. The area is named after the 1985 Schengen Agreement and the 1990 Schengen Convention, both signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, with key players like [[angela-merkel|Angela Merkel]] and [[francois-mitterrand|Francois Mitterrand]] instrumental in its development.