Schengen Agreement 1985

E183399

European Union law precursor international agreement treaty

The Schengen Agreement of 1985 is a landmark treaty that laid the foundation for passport-free travel and the abolition of internal border controls among participating European countries.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Schengen Agreement	18
Schengen Agreement 1985 canonical	1
Schengen Agreement of 1985	1
Schengen Convention	1
Schengen Convention 1990	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1613408 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Schengen Agreement 1985
Context triple: [European integration, hasKeyEvent, Schengen Agreement 1985]

A. Treaty of Brussels (1975)
The Treaty of Brussels (1975) is a European Community treaty that, among other institutional reforms, established the European Court of Auditors as the external financial watchdog of the Community’s budget.
B. Treaty of Nice
The Treaty of Nice is a 2001 agreement that reformed the institutional structure of the European Union to prepare for its eastward enlargement.
C. Treaty of Amsterdam
The Treaty of Amsterdam is a 1997 agreement that amended the founding treaties of the European Union, enhancing the powers of EU institutions, expanding cooperation in justice and home affairs, and preparing the Union for future enlargement.
D. Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.
E. Single European Act
The Single European Act was a landmark 1986 European Community treaty that laid the groundwork for the EU’s single market by deepening economic integration and expanding supranational powers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Schengen Agreement 1985
Target entity description: The Schengen Agreement of 1985 is a landmark treaty that laid the foundation for passport-free travel and the abolition of internal border controls among participating European countries.

A. Treaty of Brussels (1975)
The Treaty of Brussels (1975) is a European Community treaty that, among other institutional reforms, established the European Court of Auditors as the external financial watchdog of the Community’s budget.
B. Treaty of Nice
The Treaty of Nice is a 2001 agreement that reformed the institutional structure of the European Union to prepare for its eastward enlargement.
C. Treaty of Amsterdam
The Treaty of Amsterdam is a 1997 agreement that amended the founding treaties of the European Union, enhancing the powers of EU institutions, expanding cooperation in justice and home affairs, and preparing the Union for future enlargement.
D. Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.
E. Single European Act
The Single European Act was a landmark 1986 European Community treaty that laid the groundwork for the EU’s single market by deepening economic integration and expanding supranational powers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Union law precursor ⓘ international agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
aimedAt	abolition of internal border controls ⓘ establishment of a common travel area ⓘ facilitation of free movement of persons ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Schengen Agreement 1985 ⓘ surface form: Schengen Agreement
appliesTo	Schengen Area ⓘ
countrySignatory	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1995-03-26 ⓘ
followedBy	Schengen acquis ⓘ surface form: Schengen Convention (1990)
hasCategory	1985 in international relations ⓘ Treaties entered into by Belgium ⓘ Treaties entered into by France ⓘ Treaties entered into by Germany ⓘ Treaties entered into by Luxembourg ⓘ Treaties entered into by the Netherlands ⓘ Treaties of the European Communities ⓘ
hasDate	1985-06-14 ⓘ
hasProvision	closer police and judicial cooperation ⓘ gradual abolition of checks at internal borders ⓘ strengthening of controls at external borders ⓘ
historicalContext	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War era Europe European integration ⓘ
inspiredCreationOf	Schengen Information System ⓘ
integratedBy	Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ
integratedInto	European Union legal order ⓘ surface form: European Union law
integratedOn	1999-05-01 ⓘ
language	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ
legalEffect	creation of a single external border for participating states ⓘ harmonisation of visa policies among signatories ⓘ progressive abolition of checks at common borders ⓘ
partOf	Schengen acquis ⓘ
policyArea	border control ⓘ police cooperation ⓘ visa policy ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
relatedTo	Schengen Borders Code ⓘ free movement of persons in the European Union ⓘ
signedIn	Luxembourg ⓘ Schengen ⓘ
signedOn	1985-06-14 ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European integration → hasKeyEvent → Schengen Agreement 1985 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Schengen Convention 1990

Slovakia–Germany border → borderRegime → Schengen Agreement 1985 ⓘ