Wilfried Martens14 June 1985
Leads Belgium when the five founding governments sign the Schengen Agreement, committing themselves to the gradual removal of internal border checks.
Belgium · Government / Government of Belgium. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Leads Belgium when the five founding governments sign the Schengen Agreement, committing themselves to the gradual removal of internal border checks.
Tindemans backs Belgium's participation in the founding five-state agreement for gradually reducing checks at common borders. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.
In Belgium, Nothomb starts adapting border and policing arrangements to the commitments created at Schengen. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.
Gol helps review legal consequences of the agreement's programme for progressively freer cross-border movement. Belgium supports wider participation while preserving practical security cooperation.
Eyskens endorses the detailed Convention governing visas, frontiers and cooperation between national authorities. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.
Leads Belgium when the five founding states sign the Convention implementing the 1985 Schengen Agreement.
In Belgium, Tobback supports stronger external-border and policing safeguards accompanying freer internal movement. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.
During the Schengen process, Wathelet supports the legal framework established by the Schengen Implementing Convention. The Belgian approach combines mobility with common visa and policing rules.
During the Schengen process, Eyskens welcomes Italy's entry into the Schengen arrangements at Paris. Belgium supports wider participation while preserving practical security cooperation.
Martens helps lead Belgium as Italy signs its agreement to accede to the Schengen Convention. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.
In Belgium, Eyskens endorses the Bonn agreements extending Schengen to Spain and Portugal. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.
Martens represents Belgium as Spain and Portugal sign Schengen accession agreements. The Belgian approach combines mobility with common visa and policing rules.
During the Schengen process, Claes welcomes Greece's Madrid accession to the Schengen agreements. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.
Dehaene helps represent Belgium when Greece signs its Schengen accession instruments. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.
Dehaene oversees preparations for the planned operational removal of internal Schengen border controls. Belgium supports wider participation while preserving practical security cooperation.
In Belgium, Vande Lanotte coordinates legal, policing and information-system preparations before full Schengen implementation. The Belgian approach combines mobility with common visa and policing rules.
Leads Belgium when Schengen internal-border controls are abolished among the first seven participating states.
Derycke helps support Belgium's first operational day without routine internal Schengen border checks. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.
During the Schengen process, Wathelet oversees domestic security arrangements as the Schengen border-free regime becomes operational. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.
Derycke backs Austria's accession to the Schengen arrangements in Brussels. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.
In Belgium, Dehaene leads Belgium as Denmark, Finland and Sweden sign agreements joining Schengen. Belgium supports wider participation while preserving practical security cooperation.
Derycke helps back the Nordic accessions that extend Schengen cooperation across northern Europe. The Belgian approach combines mobility with common visa and policing rules.
During the Schengen process, Dehaene supports Amsterdam's decision to bring the Schengen acquis inside the European Union framework. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.
Derycke backs the shift from separate Schengen machinery to cooperation through EU institutions. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.
In Belgium, Vande Lanotte supports uninterrupted border, police and justice cooperation during the move into EU law. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.
Dehaene helps lead Belgium when the Amsterdam Treaty takes effect and the Schengen acquis becomes part of EU law. Belgium supports wider participation while preserving practical security cooperation.
During the Schengen process, Derycke represents Belgian diplomacy as Schengen is absorbed into the European Union legal order. The Belgian approach combines mobility with common visa and policing rules.
Van Parys backs the Council's allocation of EU treaty bases to the inherited Schengen measures. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.