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Five member nations of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls.

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European Economic Community

Former international organisation

The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957, aiming to foster economic integration among its member states. It was subsequently renamed the European Community (EC) upon becoming integrated into the first pillar of the…
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Schengen Agreement

European Union treaty on internal border controls

The Schengen Agreement is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished. It was signed on 14 June 1985, near the town of Schengen, Luxembourg, by five of the ten member states of the then European…
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Schengen Area

Area of 29 European states without mutual border controls

The Schengen Area is a system of open borders that encompass 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their common borders. As an element within the wider area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) policy of the European Union (EU), it mostly…
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Border control

Measures taken to regulate the movement of goods and people across borders

Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it also encompasses controls imposed on…
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June 14

Day of the year

June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 200 days remain until the end of the year.
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