Schengen agremeent

Thailand proposes Schengen-like visa for Southeast Asia

Thailand proposes Schengen-like visa for Southeast Asia

Thailand is steering an initiative for a joint-visa program with countries that together hosted about 70 million tourists last year as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ramps up initiatives to attract more long-haul and high-spending …

Schengen visa price for Russians to rise to 80 euros

Schengen visa price for Russians to rise to 80 euros

The price of Schengen visas for Russians will rise from 35 euros to 80 euros and the processing time will increase from 10 days to 45 days after the visa facilitation agreement is canceled, the European Commission said on Tuesday. Also, …

EU Commission proposes new Schengen area rules

EU Commission proposes new Schengen area rules

The European Union’s Commission has unveiled a proposal for the update of the Schengen Area Borders’ Code, in a bid to make the borderless Schengen Zone more resilient towards future challenges, which in the past have threatened its …

Coronavirus is death of Schengen?

Coronavirus is death of Schengen?

French President Emmanuel Macron warned European Union leaders the crisis risked undoing the bloc's central pillars - for example, the no-border zone codified in the Schengen Agreement - if they did not solidarity.  …

Macron urges to review Schengen Area

Macron urges to review Schengen Area

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the Schengen Area should be reviewed, and a number of countries should possibly be excluded from it. "To be open, you need limits; to welcome someone, you need a …

 Why is NATO creating military Schengen zone?

Why is NATO creating military Schengen zone?

NATO Defense Ministers agreed to create a so-called military Schengen zone to ease military movements across Europe. Yesterday, the defense ministers agreed the proposal at the meeting in Brussels, RIA Novosti cited with …

Austria suspends Schengen agreement

Austria suspends Schengen agreement

The Austrian authorities have decided to introduce capitation controls at the borders of the republic, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said in an interview to the newspaper Österreich. According to Faymann, the …