Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 2 juni 2021. Today, the European Commission is presenting a new Strategy to make the largest free travel area in the world - the Schengen area - stronger and more resilient. The Schengen area is home to more than 420 million people across 26 countries. The removal of internal border controls between Schengen States is an integral part of the European way of life: almost 1.7 million people reside in one Schengen State and work in another. People have built their lives around the freedoms offered by the Schengen area, with 3.5 million people crossing between Schengen States every day.