#schengen-rule

#schengen-rule

The world's first border wall, built by a Sumerian king, now lies buried beneath Iraq's desert sands, illustrating the futility of such constructions.

Pew defines Generation X as those born from 1965 through 1980, meaning in 2026 they will be roughly 46 to 61 years old, still too young to retire.

The populations of Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Spain, are expected to grow by 2100, despite a big drop on average across Europe.

The new checks, part of the EU's new Entry/Exit System (EES), collect digital personal records of third country nationals travelling to the Schengen area and replace the manual stamping of passports.

The idea is to prevent visitors overstaying; the consequence is a 70% increase in security processing times, according to the trade body Airports Council International.

Gaining citizenship through family or through marriage is possible, but if you don't have any useful relatives or an EU spouse you'll be looking at getting citizenship through residency. From residency requirements to rules on dual nationality, every country in Europe has its own way of tackling naturalisation.

In Italy, the most common topic mentioned as a source of national pride was culture and the arts. These were cited by 38 percent of respondents, more than any other place. An Italian woman who took part in the survey said she was proud of 'the works in the churches, paintings, sculpture ... most places in Italy have something beautiful.' An Italian man said that 'Italy is an open-air museum.'