site.news_by_theme Schengen zone

EU's Tusk defends use of barbed wire against migrants EU president Donald Tusk defended the use of barbed-wire fences against migrants.

02 March 2016

Eurogroup chief warns of 'mini-Schengen' if EU fails on migrant issue Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem warned that a small group of EU countries may be forced to form a "mini-Schengen" if the bloc fails to resolve its migrant crisis.

27 November 2015

EU to overhaul passport-free zone after Paris attacks The European Union agreed to rush through reforms to the passport-free Schengen zone by the end of the year amid growing concerns about border security in the wake of the Paris attacks.

21 November 2015

Hollande warns against 'dangers' facing Schengen French President Francois Hollande warned that a failure to resolve the refugee crisis would put the borderless Schengen zone "in danger".

18 September 2015

No more fingerprintless visas for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan applicants for Schengen visas will have to provide fingerprints starting from mid November.

31 October 2013

Kazakhstan mulls introducing visa-free entry for EU countries Kazakhstan is planing to introduce visa-free regime for several European Union countries for summer periods starting from 2014.

23 September 2013

Astana will discuss simplification of visa regime with Schengen countries Nazarbayev and Vice-President of the European Commission will discuss simplification of the visa regime with countries of Schengen zone.

27 November 2012