On Nov 28, 3:43=A0pm, "catalpa" wrote:
> "Miles Vaches" wrote in message
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> >http://www.deredactie.be/cm/de.redactie.english/news/081127_schengen
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> > Switzerland joins Schengen
> > (Belga)
> > Thu 27/11/08 14:48 - The European Union will lift its land borders
> > with Switzerland on Dec. 12. Travellers will be able to drive to and
> > from non-EU member Switzerland without showing their passports at its
> > land borders with EU states France, Italy, Austria and Germany.
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> > Switzerland is the 25th country to scrap border controls in the
> > Schengen club of European states, which includes non-EU members Norway
> > and Iceland and covers an area of 3.6 million sq km (1.4 million sq
> > miles).
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> > The EU plans to drop controls at airports for flights to and from
> > Switzerland on March 29, according to a draft document seen by Reuters
> > Press Agency. That date will be confirmed after a last visit to Swiss
> > airports by EU experts.
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> > Britain and Ireland have chosen not to take part in the Schengen area.
> > Bulgaria and Romania do not yet fulfil all the security requirements
> > and Cyprus has asked for a delay before lifting its borders.
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> > An example of what Schengen does:
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> > Schengen countries use a database storing names of criminal suspects
> > and stolen cars for checks at their external borders.
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> What, no Liechtenstein?
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Leichtenstein should be compliant by 29 March 2009, which is the
deadline for the airports in Switzerland allowing passport - free
passage for Schengen area citizens.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Agreement#Enlargement
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