14 June 1985
Border
The Schengen Treaty is signed by Belgium, Holland, Germany & France, abolishes border checks
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Schengen in Belgium. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Schengen Treaty is signed by Belgium, Holland, Germany & France, abolishes 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.
Leads Belgium when the five founding governments sign the Schengen Agreement, committing themselves to the gradual removal of internal border checks.
In Belgium, Tobback supports stronger external-border and policing safeguards accompanying freer internal movement. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.
Eyskens endorses the detailed Convention governing visas, frontiers and cooperation between national authorities. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.
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.
Leads Belgium when the five founding states sign the Convention implementing the 1985 Schengen Agreement.
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