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"en.20110215.22.2-245-000"2
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"Twenty five years ago, five Member States decided to abolish the domestic borders between them and create a single external border. At present, all the Member States are full members of Schengen, with the exception of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania. There are also three associated states integrated: Norway, Iceland and Switzerland; Liechtenstein should become the fourth. It was hoped that Liechtenstein would become associated with Schengen at the same time as Switzerland, in 2008. However, the process did not occur as expected, in particular, due to the reservations expressed by two Member States, Germany and Sweden, concerning issues related to tax evasion. The accession of Switzerland alone made it necessary to introduce controls in areas where, for more than a hundred years, there had been no real border, and the 41 km separating Switzerland and Liechtenstein became an external border.
In view of the new rules of the Treaty of Lisbon, which allow Parliament to be associated with the conclusion of international agreements in a much closer way, as well as the fact that the reservations existing in the Council have been lifted, I propose that Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of this protocol, and I hope that Liechtenstein can join Schengen as soon as possible."@en1
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