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How to use the word SCHENGEN in a Sentence?

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Russian citizens travel to European Union mainly via Finland and Estonia. The official services of the countries are under enormous pressure. Russia is controlled by KGB legacy structures, which exploit the openness of the Schengen countries for various operations.

– Rasa Juknevičienė

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Spain, as member state representing the Union, will be responsible for enforcing Schengen and will be assisted by (EU border agency) Frontex for around four years, conducting controls both in Gibraltar’s port and airport.

– Gonzalez Laya

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

As regards the Balkan route, we undertook action much too late, which resulted among others in the temporary closure of the borders inside Schengen, this is why our full cooperation with Italy and Malta today is a condition to avoid this scenario in the future.

– European Council President Donald Tusk

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The seven-day deadline, which the Iraqi Christians got along with their passports, is meant for them to be able to arrange the return home, this time cannot be used to break laws or to move to another Schengen country. I asked the Czech police to use all legal means so that these people, who abused the good will of the Czech Republic and her citizens, are returned to Iraq.

– Interior Minister Milan Chovanec

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That has nothing to do with protection of external borders. Restoring borders between two Schengen countries will destroy the common market.

– European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A suspension of Schengen would undermine the functioning of the single market, hurting cross-border trade, transport and tourism.

– Morgan Stanley

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The situation is not yet so that we can be content. Every day we see the pictures from Greece -- we have to get back to the Schengen system.

– German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The outlook is gloomy ... We have no policy any more. We are heading into anarchy, our credibility is in doubt, and that is very bad for Schengen and the European Union.

– Jean Asselborn

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Greece has not been able to provide (border) protection, we have to put pressure on Turkey to fulfill its agreements with the EU. We have to insist that Greece, as far as it is in Schengen, meets its requirements.

– Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The 'or else' is already happening, a year ago, we all warned that if we don't come up with a solution, then Schengen will be under pressure. It already is.

– Minister Dijkhoff

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

So member states invited the (European) Commission to prepare the legal and practical basis for the continuance of temporary border measures through Article 26 of the Schengen border code.

– Dutch Migration Minister Klaas Dijkhoff

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Currently, the temporary border measures can be taken only for a limited period of six months. But the unprecedented influx of asylum seekers, which compelled member states to take these measures nationally, have not decreased yet, so member states invited the (European) Commission to prepare the legal and practical basis for the continuance of temporary border measures through Article 26 of the Schengen border code.

– Dutch Migration Minister Klaas Dijkhoff

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If the government in Athens does not finally do more to secure the outer borders, then we will have to openly discuss a temporary expulsion of Greece from the Schengen area, it is a myth that the Greek-Turkish border cannot be controlled.

– Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Schengen (the passport-free travel zone) is one of the biggest achievements of the European integration process. Without Schengen, without the free movement of workers, without freedom of European citizens to travel, the euro makes no sense, and the same applies to the link between Schengen, freedom of movement and the internal market. If anybody wants to kill off Schengen, then ultimately what they are going to do is do away with the single market as well.

– European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

And the same applies to the link between Schengen, freedom of movement and the internal market. If anybody wants to kill off Schengen, then ultimately what they are going to do is do away with the single market as well.

– European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If the spirit of Schengen leaves our lands and our hearts, we will lose more than Schengen. A single currency makes no sense if Schengen falls. It is one of the keystones of European construction.

– European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Unfortunately, this decision has not been made. If this decision is not made during the European Council meeting today and tomorrow, we really have to put it into serious consideration to protect the Schengen zone at the Croatian-Hungarian border.

– Peter Szijjarto

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have urged Greece and the European Council to put together a joint European force to protect the external Schengen border, unfortunately, this decision has not been made. If this decision is not made during the European Council meeting today and tomorrow, we really have to put it into serious consideration to protect the Schengen zone at the Croatian-Hungarian border.

– Peter Szijjarto

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We will not sign the readmission agreement before steps are taken on the Schengen visa and thus a visa liberalisation is secured for Turkish citizens.

– Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We will not sign the readmission agreement before steps are taken on the Schengen visa and thus a visa liberalization is secured for Turkish citizens.

– Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is hard to predict what will happen as no one was prepared for a flow of migrants on this scale, i hope there will be a common solution outside Europe. If they do this, then Schengen will not be at risk.

– Zoltan Door

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The measures we have agreed today will not end the crisis, but they are all necessary steps in the right direction ... Tonight we have a common understanding that we cannot continue like we did before. Without changing the current paradigm the Schengen area will only exist in theory.

– European Council President Tusk

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If nobody sticks to the law, then Schengen is in danger. That's why we urgently need European solutions.

– Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Hungary cannot ignore Schengen rules in its procedures, migrants must cooperate with Hungarian authorities, with the German authorities and if Germany wants to admit Syrians, it should issue permission for them to go into Germany.

– Viktor Orban

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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