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Borders open in the Schengen area
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In 1995, the first states suspended their border controls within the Schengen area. Since then, many states have participated in it. The Schengen area is the largest economic area in the world where no border controls exist. The forthcoming ETIAS approval extends the system by another very important security component. Unfortunately, this freedom of movement has been curbed in recent weeks. Now, free travel within the Schengen area will be possible again step by step.

 EU opens its borders from 1 July

Is ETIAS postponed because of Corona?
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The current Covid 19 pandemic is disrupting the lives of many people. Things that were taken for granted are no longer possible or only possible with restrictions. The summer holidays will take place, but in a different way than usual. Travel to most European countries should be possible. Things are not looking so good with the other countries. The Foreign Office has extended the travel warnings until 31 August. In most states the season is already over by then. Quite a few travellers wonder what the ETIAS permit will look like.

From which countries do tourists enter the Schengen area
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Most of the 28 EU countries report the highest number of overnight guests from other EU countries. Citizens in the Schengen area therefore primarily travel to another country within the EU. In 2016, 500 million people were on holiday in the EU. 72 percent (361 million) came directly from the European Union, the remaining 28 percent came from other regions of the world, including non-EU European countries. In this article we will take a closer look at where exactly the travellers come from.

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