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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10331

9 March 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Liechtenstein joins Schengen and asylum system

Brussels, 08/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 7 March, the Council of Ministers adopted, without debate, the decision on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Schengen area, bringing to an end a procedure that has lasted several years. Liechtenstein thus becomes the 26th country - and the fourth non-EU member state - to join the European passport-free area. Given the time it will take to carry out the “necessary checks”, it will, however, be six to ten months...

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