Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Gorizia, Italy - Nova Gorica, Slovenia
Date: Mar 29, 2004 @ 16:32
Author: Kevin Meynell (Kevin Meynell <knm@...>)
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>so will this residual itsi boreder check on the itsi peoples til 2007 beOnly the EU countries in the Schengen Agreement do not have border controls
>fairly typical among the eu25 countries or will it be fairly exceptional
>i was imagining completely open borders would be the rule between & amongNo, and it never was the case.
>all 25 of these member states
>& wouldnt this residual customs &or immigration check apply all the moreThere are no custom checks between any EU countries, with the exceptions of
>stringently to 3rd party peoples or yikes non eu peoples
>but then wont they all really be one country then anywayWhy not? The EU is not really analogous to the United States, even as it
>then isnt the eu becoming a rather glaring & marvelous exception to theThere were already several examples of open borders in Europe - FRMC, CHLI
>general rule that countries are defined by their actually manned borders