It is on the border of Germany and Luxembourg, the municipalities just across the border being Perl in Germany and Schengen in Luxembourg.
The Markusbierg tunnels are a pair of parallel tunnels, which form the most easterly section of the A13 motorway through Luxembourg, near the town of Schengen.
In the early life of the race the course began in Schengen and finished in Wormeldange.
Schengen Area, the group of European countries that have abolished border controls between each other
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Schengen Agreement, a European treaty that provided for the removal of border controls between participating countries
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Schengen, Luxembourg, the Luxembourgish village and commune nearest to where the Schengen Agreement was signed on a river-boat in the Moselle River
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Schengen Information System, a European governmental database related to border security and law enforcement
The treaty was signed on 14 June 1985 between five of the then ten member states of the European Economic Community near the town of Schengen in Luxembourg.
The permanent trilingual exhibition on the history and significance of the Schengen Agreements, on 200 square meters of exhibition space, shows visitors that the elimination of the control of persons at the internal borders put into practice one of the four foundational European freedoms set down in the 1957 Treaty of Rome.
Visa exemption also applies to residents of countries that are visa exempt as well as holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, the United States or a Schengen member state.
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In 1997, it opened the North Dock, which is used as an exclusive terminal for Iberia's Schengen flights.
It is joined by a bridge across the Moselle River with Schengen in Luxembourg and by a second bridge between Nennig and Remich.
Now that the Schengen Agreement is part of the acquis communautaire, the Agreement has, for its EU members, lost the status of a treaty, which could only be amended according to its terms; instead, its amendments are made according to that legislative procedure of the EU that covers the rules to be amended as defined in the EU treaties.
Because both Italy and Slovenia are members of the European Schengen area, skiers are able to freely cross the border between Italy and Slovenia, effectively merging the Sella Nevea and Bovec ski resorts into one large ski resort covering both sides of the Canin mountain.
The airport underwent further improvements in 2005 and is now capable of separating passengers arriving from within and outside of the Schengen area.