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Schengen Area

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Area4312
Established 1995
Population419,392,429
GDP (Nominal)US$15 trillion
Policy of European Union
Did you knowSwitzerland joined the Schengen Area on 12 December 2008.
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The Schengen Area is an area comprising 26 European states that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control at their mutual borders. The area mostly functions as a single jurisdiction for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy.

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... France is also clarified that a rule requiring those who go to the country, in isolation for two weeks, do not apply for guests from the EU countries, the Schengen Area and the United Kingdom...

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Inga Rasmussen, and Karsten Tüchsen Hansen met for the First Time two years ago

An elderly couple, The Local celebrities in the midst of the Corona-Virus outbreak, the meeting for their daily cross-border.

Inga Rasmussen, 85, of Denmark and Karsten Tüchsen Hansen , 89, from Germany, will meet in the vicinity of The Town of Aventoft, to chat and share a drink, sit in the recommended safety distance.

The Germany-Denmark border, was closed Two Weeks ago, in the midst of the outbreak.

Germany has some 63,000 confirmed cases of The Virus , and Denmark over 2,500.

Europe's Schengen Area - the restriction-free travel through large parts of The Continent borders between the Nations has to be seen again, in some cases, for the First Time in 25 years.

But the eighty-year-old married couple will not allow that to stop a global pandemic.

"It's sad, but we can't change it," Ms Rasmussen said the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle .

Both have found The Local celebrities during The Crisis , according to The Mayor of the city of Tondern pair while he was on a bike ride.

The couple, for the First Time two years ago, and for More Than a year spent have met, almost Every Day together.

Ms, Rasmussen drives to The Border of your city of Gallehus, while Mr Hansen is riding his Bicycle from Süderlügum.

He is sometimes Rasmussen, a glass of brandy at their meeting, but the woman sticks for the coffee. "After All that I have to drive a car," she said to the Danish newspaper " der Nordschleswiger.

Ms Rasmussen and Mr Hansen , traveling together in The Past and plan to travel again as soon as the outbreak is over.

you are only a few who found creative ways to keep your relationship alive during the pandemic.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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