What is the Schengen area and is the UK included?
What is the Schengen area and is the UK in it?
Travelling to Europe will change in the next few years, after Britain decided to vote in favour of Brexit and, thus, to leave the EU.
The changes are unknown, and the effect of Brexit on the travel and tourism industry will only be revealed with time; currently airlines including Ryanair have threatened to cancel flights from the UK if a hard Brexit is agreed upon.
During the talks, ministers both at home and in Brussells have discussed the Schengen area.
What is the Schengen area and is the UK included in it?
The Schengen area is a term used to describe 26 states within Europe which all signed the Schengen Agreement in 1985.