Schengen agreement assures passport-free travel throughout Schengen area (Old EU minus UK, Ireland + Norway, Iceland).
It is prerequisite for a one of EU's fundamental freedoms- free movement of people. When enlargement in 2004 took place it was estimated that new member states would be able to join by autumn 2007. The date has this September been moved for possibly 2 years; officially due to "technical" problems. Countries like Slovenia, Czech rep. and Hungary protested since a hefty sums of money went into securing the external EU border. In Slovenia, a country of 2 mio people and 600 km long border with Croatia, number of police officers increased by 10%.
What is your opinion about that.
It is prerequisite for a one of EU's fundamental freedoms- free movement of people. When enlargement in 2004 took place it was estimated that new member states would be able to join by autumn 2007. The date has this September been moved for possibly 2 years; officially due to "technical" problems. Countries like Slovenia, Czech rep. and Hungary protested since a hefty sums of money went into securing the external EU border. In Slovenia, a country of 2 mio people and 600 km long border with Croatia, number of police officers increased by 10%.
What is your opinion about that.