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Travelling in Europe: fewer or no border controls

There are fewer or no border controls to bother you. Today, as a European citizen, you can travel across most of the European Union without having to show your passport and without border checks. This is thanks to the Schengen Agreement which is part of EU law. The Schengen rules have removed all internal border controls and introduced a common visa policy and effective controls at the external borders of the EU. Europe has therefore become a more open and safer place to soak up the atmosphere of different cultures and traditions...

European Commission | July 25, 2008Watch more videos from European Commission

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