Monday, 09.05.2022
There are places that have become known not so much for their size or for specific historical events, but simply because certain agreements or treaties were concluded there – agreements which, in their own right, can be regarded as ‘historic’. One such place is Schengen in Luxembourg. This municipality belongs to the canton of Remich and is home to only around 5,000 inhabitants. It is just a few metres from the neighbouring Saarland. Nevertheless, ‘Schengen’ is internationally renowned – as a synonym for freedom of movement and open borders within the countries of the EU. To be more precise: all EU Member States with the exception of Ireland, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Cyprus, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.