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Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Austria, and Netherlands are some of the most prosperous countries in the world, and they have an open border with 2
by DVassallo 7y ago
Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Austria, and Netherlands are some of the most prosperous countries in the world, and they have an open border with 28 other countries — some of which can be easily classified as very poor and undesirable places.
- DVassallo 7y agoFor example, Bulgaria's GDP per capita is $9,272 and Luxembourg's is $114,340. Yet, there's full freedom of movement between the two countries.
- dmihal 7y agoWhile Bulgaria is part of the EU, it's not part of the Schengen zone, meaning they don't have truly "open borders".
- DVassallo 7y agoThere's full freedom of movement, so it's an open border. The Schengen zone is no border.
- kmlx 7y agoit’s not an “open border”. on the contrary. there are actual physical borders between schengen countries and the rest of the eu. whenever you enter/exit schengen you have to pass border control.
- DVassallo 7y agoIf your passport shows you're an EU citizen, you're allowed to enter. So it's an open border for EU citizens.
- kmlx 7y agothat’s not how schengen borders work. it’s not an open border. it’s an actual border. and yes, you can be banned from travelling into schengen even if you have an eu passport.
- raphaelj 7y agoNone of the 28 EU countries can be classified as poor, let alone very poor ...
- DVassallo 7y agoI should have added, "relative to those countries".
- vixen99 7y agoAnd these undesirable places are ... ?
- DrMonkFish 7y agoIreland is not in Schengen