The signing of the Schengen Treaty took place in 1985, and the signing of the Schengen Convention occurred in 1990.
Most importantly though, is that as a norm, it has been included in the acquis communautaire in 1991 with the Amsterdam Treaty.
The idea supported the abolition of internal borders between Member States of the European Union and the enhancement of the external ones.
Simultaneously, the issue concerns four countries outside the EU, ie, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, as far as the de jure is concerned, and the three concerning the de facto, since it’s applicable to the Vatican, Monaco and San-Marino.
The future members will be, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania.
It belongs to the European context of freedom, security and justice, and in this sense, it constitutes a wide range protection.
Certainly at a local level everyone is concerned only about their region and they always have something to say in regards to Frontex, without understanding at a national level, that without the Treaty, we would not have it supporting us when problems arise.
And when we examine the structures as a whole at a European level, we understand through an Euler’s diagram, the strategic importance for our country, especially in the geopolitical situation we obtain.
By the same token, we can also see the danger of our absence from this context.
So let the ones who want us out of everywhere get serious, because they haven’t an iota about alliances.