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Old Nov 1, 2005, 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by Aviatrix
The basic principle one needs to understand is that Schengen vs non-Schengen is about Immigration whereas EU vs non-EU is about Customs.

There are EU countries that are not part of Schengen - the UK, Ireland and all the new EU members.

There are non-EU countries and territories that are part of Schengen - Norway and the Faroe Islands are members now, Switzerland is due to join in the near future.
Excellent summary.

In addition, for our US friends,
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