26 March 1995Treaty of SchengenJean-Luc Dehaene
Leads Belgium when Schengen internal-border controls are abolished among the first seven participating states.
Historical records for Belgium in 1995, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
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.
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