40 years of the Schengen Agreement: Research
A selection of research publications on the anniversary of the Schengen Agreement and of the Schengen Area
Year 2025 – 40th Anniversary of the Schengen Agreement
- Kontrollen führen zu "Grenzen in den Köpfen"
ZDF, Susanne Freitag-Carteron, Léon Gloden, 2025.
Interview mit Luxemburgs Innenminister Gloden
- Europa-Podium: 40 Jahre Schengen-Abkommen
Universität des Saarlandes, website (accessed on 25 February 2025).
Year 2020 – 35th Anniversary of the Schengen Agreement
- Member States Show Willingness to Preserve Schengen on Agreement’s 35th Anniversary
Schenen.news, Shkurta Januzi, 2020.
Year 2020 – 25th Anniversary of the Schengen Area
- The 25th anniversary of the Schengen Area and the impact of COVID-19
Voynikov, Vadim V., Białostockie Studia Prawnicze, 26 (1), 2021, pages 37-47.
Th e Schengen border -free area is one of the most important and perceptible
achievements of European integration. Th is project has created huge benefi ts for
EU citizens and third -country nationals. At the same time, during the last 25 years
it has demonstrated steadiness and resilience to crises.
Year 2015 – 30th Anniversary of the Schengen Agreement
- Juncker marks 30th anniversary of Schengen agreement
Euractiv, 2015.
Marking the 30th anniversary of the border-free Schengen agreement on 13 June, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned against taking advantage of the surge of immigrants from the Mediterranean to dismantle what he said was one of the greatest achievements in EU integration.
- Celebrating 30 years of Schengen
Luxembourg Times, 2015.
The town of Schengen in the south of Luxembourg on Saturday marked 30 years since the Schengen agreement was signed by European leaders on the Moselle river, bringing down the borders between EU member states.
- Schengen's developments between 2011 and 2014: A collection of EPC papers:
European Policy Centre, Yves Pascouau, 2015 (accessed 4 February 2025).
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement, the EPC has put together a special collection of EPC papers on Schengen's developments between 2011 and 2014. Signed by France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on 14 June 1985, the Schengen Agreement has paved the way for the development of one of the EU’s most symbolic achievements: the freedom of movement without internal border checks. Although the agreement has been one of the EU’s biggest successes, the Schengen story has not always been a ‘long fleuve tranquille’, particularly in recent years. This year’s anniversary offers the opportunity to revisit the latest developments in the Schengen cooperation and look back at the accomplishments of this landmark agreement.
- 30 Years of Schengen: Internal blessing, external curse?
Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Ademmer, Esther, Barsbai, Toman, Lücke, Matthias, Stöhr, Tobias, Kiel Policy Brief (88), 2015.
We take stock of the Schengen Agreement that celebrated its 30th birthday on June 14th, 2015. We argue that the abolition of internal border controls in most European Union member states is rightly considered a blessing to EU citizens.
The Borders of Schengen by ISBN: 2875743082Publication Date: 2015Broadly speaking, this volume includes reflections on subjects that embrace the debates on the concept and practices of the free movement of persons within Europe, the security dimension of the European Union, illegal immigration and migration management, human rights and the role of various players and interests. This is the book to read if you wish to understand the latest developments in the Schengen area on its 30th anniversary
Year 2015 – 20th Anniversary of the Schengen Area
- 20 years with the Schengen Area: Does it boost trade?
Ring Eggers, Amanda, 2015.
The Schengen Agreement was implemented 1995 between seven nations, making it easier for Europeans to travel and work by removing internal borders
Year 2010 – 25th Anniversary of the Schengen Agreement
- L’Europe a fêté le 25e anniversaire de la signature des Accords de Schengen
europaforum.lu, 14-06-2010 (accessed 21 January 2025)
- Schengen Anniversary: EPC Special Collection
European Policy Center, Yves Pascouau, Compendiurm, 2015..
- EU marks 25th anniversary of open-border Schengen pact with closed frontiers
Reuters, Francesco Guarascio, Bart Biesemans, 2020.
- Vor 25 Jahren: Der Schengen-Raum wird Realität
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Hintergrund aktuell, 2020.
Am 26. März 1995 schafften die ersten europäischen Staaten die Kontrollen an ihren Binnengrenzen ab. Gleichzeitig verstärkten sie die Kooperation von Polizei und Justiz sowie den Schutz der Außengrenzen. Wegen der Corona-Pandemie führen derzeit viele Länder wieder Grenzkontrollen durch.