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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9505

20 September 2007
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
Switzerland hopes to join Schengen Area on 1 November 2008

Brussels, 19/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - Switzerland is expected to become a member of the Schengen Area as of 1 November 2008, Federal Councillor Christoph Blocher said in Brussels on Tuesday 18 September after the joint committee on Schengen. The ratification process should be completed by early next year, Blocher added. To date, three countries - Belgium, Greece and the Czech Republic - have not yet given their endorsement. The other subject discussed during the joint committee concerned...

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