This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, assesses the operation and impact of the Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism in its first multiannual programme (2014-19), with t...
A single area without internal border checks — the Schengen Area — requires a common policy on the EU external borders. Boundaries mean freedom in security. When the Schengen Area entered into force in 1995, checks at the internal borders were abolished and a single external border was created. ...
