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== Trivia ==
* The Schengen Agreement was signed in Schengen, a village directly on the three border point of [[Germany]], [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]].
* Close to the village of [[Schengen]] there is an access lane onto a motorway which connects [[Saarbrücken]] and [[Luxembourg]]. This access lane is not very suitable for hitchhiking for three reasons; first there is very little space for drivers to make a stop, second the access lane gives access to both directions on the motorway and third Luxembourgian drivers are not overly prepared to serve rides. [[User:Fverhart|Fverhart]] waited one hour near this access lane, before he finally got a short lift to a service station in [[Luxembourg]].
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The '''Schengen Agreement'''(named after the village [[Schengen]], a village directly on the three border point of [[Germany]], [[Belgium]] and [[Luxembourg]], where it was signed), as far as travellers are concerned, basically dissolves borders control within all member countries. Once you have entered the Schengen area, you may travel freely within all member countries for 90 days in a six-month period without having to cross passport control points. If you are a citizen of one of these countries, you can travel within all member countries without any limits and without a passport. Therefore, the Schengen agreement extension will reveal to be an hassle for Non-[[European Union|EU ]] passport holder, as the nearest border to cross and back (for a new 90 days) will be less reachable.
For Canadian, US, Australian, Neo-Zelandese passport holders, the remaining options will be to cross to the [[United Kingdom]]/[[Ireland]] or go down to the Balkans and [[Ukraine]] once you're nearing your 90 days limits within Schengen.
** [[Image:Flag_Bulgaria.png|20px]] [[Bulgaria]]
** [[Image:Flag_Romania.png|20px]] [[Romania]]
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