{"id":12708,"title":"The Importance of Schengen","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/globalization\/the-importance-of-schengen\/","date":"5. Oktober 2016","date_unix":1475695636,"date_modified_unix":1644496138,"date_iso":"2016-10-05T19:27:16+00:00","content":"
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Open borders in Europe were the most visible feature of European integration. In autumn 2015, due to the refugee crisis many countries began to reintroduce border controls or \u2013 even more drastically \u2013 build fences. The Schengen Agreement was in danger. Earlier this year, the GED team commissioned a study calculating the economic effects of a departure from the Schengen Agreement<\/a> which I presented at the Prague European Summit. The video highlights from this summit are now available for you in this blogpost.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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In my introductory statement, I quickly summarised the main results concluded in the study and explained the economic costs arising from increased border controls. Losing Schengen would however be much more consequential than these numbers \u2013 as high as they already are \u2013 indicate. The Schengen Agreement is more than just a symbol; it is a functional prerequisite for the functioning of the Single Market, which would not work without the free movement of goods, labor and capital.<\/span><\/p>\n

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