The accession of the new Member States, including Slovakia, to the Schengen area, says clearly to the people of Europe that the Iron Curtain, built by the totalitarian Communist regimes between Western and Eastern Europe, will be consigned to the history books after 21 December 2007.
Uute liikmesriikide, sealhulgas Slovakkia, ühinemine Schengeni alaga väljendab selgesti Euroopa inimestele, et raudne eesriie, mille rajasid Lääne- ja Ida-Euroopa vahele totalitaarsed kommunistlikud režiimid, saadetakse ajalooraamatutesse pärast 21. detsembrit 2007.