Schengen acquis
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The Schengen acquis is the body of laws and agreements that govern the Schengen Area, enabling passport-free movement across participating European countries while coordinating external border control, visas, and police cooperation.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schengen acquis canonical | 9 |
| Schengen Area external border control system | 1 |
| Schengen Convention | 1 |
| Schengen Convention (1990) | 1 |
| Schengen Convention of 1990 | 1 |
| Schengen common visa policy | 1 |
| Schengen governance | 1 |
| Schengen visa regime | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Schengen acquis Context triple: [European Union area of freedom, security and justice, includesInstrument, Schengen acquis]
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A.
Schengen Agreement 1985
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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B.
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
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C.
Treaty of Lisbon
The Treaty of Lisbon is a 2007 agreement that reformed the European Union’s institutional structure and decision-making processes, enhancing its efficiency, democratic legitimacy, and coherence in external action.
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D.
Europol Convention
The Europol Convention was the international agreement that originally established and governed the operations of the European Police Office before it was replaced by the current Europol framework under EU law.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Schengen acquis Target entity description: The Schengen acquis is the body of laws and agreements that govern the Schengen Area, enabling passport-free movement across participating European countries while coordinating external border control, visas, and police cooperation.
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A.
Schengen Agreement 1985
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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B.
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
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C.
Treaty of Lisbon
The Treaty of Lisbon is a 2007 agreement that reformed the European Union’s institutional structure and decision-making processes, enhancing its efficiency, democratic legitimacy, and coherence in external action.
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D.
Europol Convention
The Europol Convention was the international agreement that originally established and governed the operations of the European Police Office before it was replaced by the current Europol framework under EU law.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union law
ⓘ
Schengen rulebook ⓘ body of law ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
EU member states participating in Schengen Area
ⓘ
associated non-EU Schengen states ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Schengen Area ⓘ |
| dateIncorporatedIntoEU | 1999 ⓘ |
| governs |
abolition of internal border checks
ⓘ
conditions of entry for third-country nationals ⓘ |
| hasOptOut |
Denmark
ⓘ
Republic of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland
|
| hasPartialApplicationIn |
Bulgaria
ⓘ
Cyprus ⓘ Romania ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
abolish internal border controls
ⓘ
coordinate external border control ⓘ enable passport-free movement ⓘ facilitate judicial cooperation in criminal matters ⓘ facilitate police cooperation ⓘ harmonise visa policy ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
EU conventions
ⓘ
EU decisions ⓘ EU regulations ⓘ |
| includes |
Schengen Agreement 1985
ⓘ
surface form:
Schengen Agreement
Schengen Borders Code ⓘ Schengen Agreement 1985 ⓘ
surface form:
Schengen Convention
Visa Code ⓘ rules on Schengen Information System ⓘ rules on carrier sanctions ⓘ rules on judicial cooperation in criminal matters ⓘ rules on police cooperation ⓘ rules on return of irregular migrants ⓘ |
| language | multilingual ⓘ |
| legalBasisIn |
Treaty on European Union
ⓘ
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
European Commission
ⓘ
Schengen evaluation mechanism ⓘ |
| originatedFrom |
Schengen Agreement 1985
ⓘ
surface form:
Schengen Agreement of 1985
Schengen acquis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Schengen Convention of 1990
|
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| regulates |
border checks
ⓘ
data protection in Schengen Information System ⓘ external borders of the Schengen Area ⓘ police cooperation ⓘ short-stay visas ⓘ |
| requires |
compensatory measures for removal of internal border controls
ⓘ
mutual trust between participating states ⓘ |
| wasIncorporatedBy | Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| wasIncorporatedInto | European Union framework ⓘ |
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Subject: Schengen acquis Description of subject: The Schengen acquis is the body of laws and agreements that govern the Schengen Area, enabling passport-free movement across participating European countries while coordinating external border control, visas, and police cooperation.
Referenced by (16)
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