What is the
Schengen Area?
The Schengen
Area is an area comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished passport and
all other types of border control at their mutual borders.
What is the Schengen Agreement?
The Schengen Agreement was signed on June 14, 1985 in Luxemburg by five EU countries, Тhis treaty led most of the European countries towards abolishment of their national borders and to build a Europe without borders known as “Schengen Area”.
Of the six EU members that are not part of the Schengen Area, four - Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Romania—are legally obliged to join the area, while the other two - the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom—maintain opt-outs. The four European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, are not members of the EU, but have signed agreements to join the area. Three European microstates—Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican City—are de facto part of the Schengen Area.
- Sector
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- Rule of Law
- Migration Management
- EuropeAid reference
- EuropeAid/159439/ID/ACT/RS
- Components
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- To draft the Action Plan for Schengen area accession in line with Schengen Evaluation mechanism for its adoption by Government
- To amend the legal framework for the alignment to Schengen acquis and Schengen catalogue
- To strengthen inter and intra institutional cooperation of relevant bodies for the Schengen acquis for efficient border control
- To improve HR policies and HRM organisation of the Ministry of Interior
- To strengthen capacity of staff involved in border management and requirements related to the Schengen acquis via training, including training of trainers, study visits, and internships
- To identify and analyze overall requirements for the ICT infrastructure in all area covered by the evaluation for entering into the Schengen zone and develop a roadmap for their achievement
- City / District
- Serbia
- EU Contribution
- 1,500,000 €
- Negotiating chapter
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- 24 - Justice, freedom and security
- Implementation period
- October 2018 - September 2020
- Beneficiary
- Border Police Directorate of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia
- Implemented by
- Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior, Police Department under the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, National Police Headquarters of Hungary