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Schengen - at the heart of Europe
40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement & the return of the historic ship “Marie-Astrid”
On 14 June 1985, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg signed the Schengen Agreement in the small Luxembourg border town Schengen at the tripoint between Luxembourg, Germany, and France. By signing this Agreement, the five countries committed to gradually dismantling border controls between one another. The Agreement was later supplemented by the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, which, after signature in 1990, finally entered into force in 1995, enabling the complete abolition of internal border controls within the Schengen Area. Today, the Schengen Area is made up of 29 countries.
The "Marie-Astrid" is the ship on which the Schengen Agreement was signed. It was a Luxembourg pleasure boat located on the Moselle. The signing took place on a boat - almost exactly on the border itself - to emphasise the idea of cross-border cooperation. The “European Museum” in Schengen focuses on the history of Europe’s borders and will reopen to visitors after renovations in June 2025. The historic ship “Marie-Astrid” will also be on display in Schengen in its new role as a floating museum on the Moselle.
