One of Europe’s flagship projects is faltering. The passport-free Schengen area is under a continued assault from a growing number of countries that maintain or have re-introduced internal border checks, citing migration or terrorism worries.
Oh. I thought it was more specifically a passport thing, and that the citizens of non-schengen EEA countries would still need a passport to enter the Schengen countries, whilst members of the Schengen countries could re-enter with others forms of ID too.
I didn’t realise Schengen basically outlaws borders. Thanks for educating me :)
The passports/ID cards are a different thing again. They’re mostly EEA, but additionally there’s some recognition with some neighboring countries (the Balkans) and most Europeans can use their credit-card-sized ID card if they want to vacation in destinations like Turkey.
Oh. I thought it was more specifically a passport thing, and that the citizens of non-schengen EEA countries would still need a passport to enter the Schengen countries, whilst members of the Schengen countries could re-enter with others forms of ID too.
I didn’t realise Schengen basically outlaws borders. Thanks for educating me :)
The passports/ID cards are a different thing again. They’re mostly EEA, but additionally there’s some recognition with some neighboring countries (the Balkans) and most Europeans can use their credit-card-sized ID card if they want to vacation in destinations like Turkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_identity_cards_in_the_European_Economic_Area