In this poster is a geopolitical map with the indicated on it 27 countries of the Schengen area and the countries with a different status. The movement of people in each of those countries is also briefly explained.
The entire Schengen acquis (Schengen regulations) applies to the European territory of the following EU Member States: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain (including Balearic and Canary Islands), France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal (including Madeira and Azores) , Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.
Denmark is an EU Member State that applies the entire Schengen acquis as international law, with the exception of the measures concerning the determination of the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a valid passport when crossing the external borders of the Member States Schengen visa, and of the measures concerning the adoption of a uniform format for visas.
Iceland, Norway (excluding Svalbard), Switzerland and Liechtenstein are associated countries (not EU Member States), which are involved in the drafting of the acts of the Schengen acquis, which are then adopted by the EU institutions. After the adoption of those Schengen acquis acts, these four countries apply them through association agreements.
Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are EU Member States that apply the entire Schengen acquis, with the exception of the part relating to the absence of internal border controls and visas. These countries are connected to the Schengen Information System (SIS); However, Croatia is not obliged to refuse entry to persons subject to an alert for refusal to enter and is not allowed to enter relevant alerts into the system itself. These three Member States are awaiting a Council decision on the date of full application of the Schengen acquis (opening of internal borders).
Cyprus is an EU Member State that applies the Schengen acquis, with the exception of the part relating to the SIS, to the absence of internal border controls and to visas. The country does not yet have access to the SIS.
Ireland is an EU Member State authorized to apply the part of the Schengen acquis concerning police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Ireland has not yet implemented that part of the Schengen acquis in which it has requested to participate.
Source: European Council
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