One of Europe’s flagship projects is faltering. The passport-free Schengen area is under a continued assault from a growing number of countries that maintain or have re-introduced internal border checks, citing migration or terrorism worries.
The passports/ID cards are a different thing again. They’re mostly EEA, but additionally there’s some recognition with some neighboring countries (the Balkans) and most Europeans can use their credit-card-sized ID card if they want to vacation in destinations like Turkey.
The passports/ID cards are a different thing again. They’re mostly EEA, but additionally there’s some recognition with some neighboring countries (the Balkans) and most Europeans can use their credit-card-sized ID card if they want to vacation in destinations like Turkey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_identity_cards_in_the_European_Economic_Area