Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands signed the Schengen Agreement in 1985, undertaking the commitment to gradually remove controls at their common borders and introduce freedom of movement for all nationals of the signatory member states, other member states or third countries.
Belgija, Francuska, Njemačka, Luxembourg i Nizozemska potpisali su Schengenski sporazum 1985. godine, preuzimajući obvezu postupno uklanjati nadzor na zajedničkim granicama i uvesti slobodu kretanja za sve državljane zemalja potpisnica sporazuma, ostalih zemalja članica Unije ili trećih zemalja.