1 May 1999Treaty of SchengenWim Kok
Kok helps lead Netherlands when the Amsterdam Treaty takes effect and the Schengen acquis becomes part of EU law. The Netherlands links free movement with practical law-enforcement cooperation.
Historical records for Netherlands in 1999, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Kok helps lead Netherlands when the Amsterdam Treaty takes effect and the Schengen acquis becomes part of EU law. The Netherlands links free movement with practical law-enforcement cooperation.
During the Schengen process, van Aartsen represents Dutch diplomacy when the separate Schengen system is incorporated into the European Union. Dutch officials favour shared information systems alongside open internal borders.
Korthals backs the Council's assignment of EU legal bases to the inherited Schengen rules. The Dutch approach combines mobility with common security safeguards.
Guides Barcelona to a second consecutive Spanish league championship.
Finishes as the Eredivisie's leading scorer during his prolific spell with PSV.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions.
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions.
Joins Juventus and becomes the first non-Italian goalkeeper to play regularly for the club.
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