• Barbarian
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    1 year ago

    EU countries are not automatically part of the Schengen agreement. Also, you can be part of Schengen without being in the EU.

    This image shows which is which. Purple is Schengen + EU, blue is non-EU Schengen, yellow is EU but not Schengen.

    Travelling from Romania to Hungary, for example, can be done with just an ID card, you don’t need a passport, but there are still border guards and ID checks on anyone crossing that border.

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      1 year ago

      Yes but they’re talking about the border between Slovakia and Hungary, both of which are in the Schengen zone.

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        I still think it answers the question. Namely, the way you control your borders as an EU member state is by abandoning the Schengen agreement.

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          Lmao in the literal sense, yes, that would be how to do it. I was referring to the practicality of that, particularly as they’ve shown no sign nor mention of negotiating an exit from Schengen or even Article 50 (even less likely). Frankly, I think this is hollow political pandering, at least for now.