Ditto Schengen
November 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Ditto Schengen
Schengen (& Euro) would be fantastic
November 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Schengen (& Euro) would be fantastic
"EU officials signal flexibility on the euro & Schengen if Britain seeks to rejoin, opening a potential path back that preserves the pound & national border checks."
Don't believe doommongers who say Euro/Schengen are a barrier to rejoining.
renaissanceeurope.org/insights/bri...
Don't believe doommongers who say Euro/Schengen are a barrier to rejoining.
renaissanceeurope.org/insights/bri...
Britain’s Return to Europe Moves Closer | REI
Britain could return to the EU without adopting the euro or joining Schengen, according to officials cited by POLITICO. Europe should turn that opening into a…
renaissanceeurope.org
November 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
"EU officials signal flexibility on the euro & Schengen if Britain seeks to rejoin, opening a potential path back that preserves the pound & national border checks."
Don't believe doommongers who say Euro/Schengen are a barrier to rejoining.
renaissanceeurope.org/insights/bri...
Don't believe doommongers who say Euro/Schengen are a barrier to rejoining.
renaissanceeurope.org/insights/bri...
Confirmation of what I’ve been saying: the EU is open to Britain rejoining without having to join Schengen or the euro :
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
EU open to flexibility on euro and Schengen if UK tries to rejoin
The clarification could be a boost for Andy Burnham’s ambition to see Britain return to the European Union in his lifetime.
www.politico.eu
November 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Confirmation of what I’ve been saying: the EU is open to Britain rejoining without having to join Schengen or the euro :
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
www.politico.eu/article/brus...
No Schengen, no euro.
If the EU really does put this on the table - as these officials suggest - two of the UK public's biggest sticking points on EU membership just got wiped cleanly away. 👏
If the EU really does put this on the table - as these officials suggest - two of the UK public's biggest sticking points on EU membership just got wiped cleanly away. 👏
EU open to flexibility on euro and Schengen if UK tries to rejoin
The clarification could be a boost for Andy Burnham’s ambition to see Britain return to the European Union in his lifeti
www.politico.eu
November 2, 2026 at 9:33 AM
No Schengen, no euro.
If the EU really does put this on the table - as these officials suggest - two of the UK public's biggest sticking points on EU membership just got wiped cleanly away. 👏
If the EU really does put this on the table - as these officials suggest - two of the UK public's biggest sticking points on EU membership just got wiped cleanly away. 👏
North American Schengen Zone
What's your most ridiculous, newly emboldened political demand?
(Absurd answers only.)
(Absurd answers only.)
November 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
North American Schengen Zone
🇫🇮 Finland wants to ban Russian athletes from entering Schengen
"If Russia continues its aggressive war, Russian athletes will not be welcome in Finland next year," said Foreign Minister.
"If Russia continues its aggressive war, Russian athletes will not be welcome in Finland next year," said Foreign Minister.
November 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
🇫🇮 Finland wants to ban Russian athletes from entering Schengen
"If Russia continues its aggressive war, Russian athletes will not be welcome in Finland next year," said Foreign Minister.
"If Russia continues its aggressive war, Russian athletes will not be welcome in Finland next year," said Foreign Minister.
According to her, Finland is preparing legal mechanisms to ban Russian athletes from entering and plans to extend the restrictions to the entire Schengen zone.
November 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
According to her, Finland is preparing legal mechanisms to ban Russian athletes from entering and plans to extend the restrictions to the entire Schengen zone.
A jolly good idea:
From 2027, Russian athletes may be banned from entering the Schengen area. The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it will be working on this issue.
From 2027, Russian athletes may be banned from entering the Schengen area. The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it will be working on this issue.
November 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A jolly good idea:
From 2027, Russian athletes may be banned from entering the Schengen area. The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it will be working on this issue.
From 2027, Russian athletes may be banned from entering the Schengen area. The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it will be working on this issue.
Stop giving them Schengen visas, they are everywhere, like rats.
November 2, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Stop giving them Schengen visas, they are everywhere, like rats.
Estonia has expelled Russian journalist Leonid Karabeshkin and barred him from the Schengen Area over suspected ties to Russian intelligence. He worked for the country's public broadcaster, ERR, from 2022 to 2024. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
Estonia expels Russian journalist Leonid Karabeshkin and bars him from the Schengen area over suspected intelligence ties — Meduza
Estonian authorities have expelled Russian citizen Leonid Karabeshkin on suspicion of ties to Russian intelligence services and banned him from entering the Schengen Area, Estonia’s public…
meduza.io
November 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Estonia has expelled Russian journalist Leonid Karabeshkin and barred him from the Schengen Area over suspected ties to Russian intelligence. He worked for the country's public broadcaster, ERR, from 2022 to 2024. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
⚡️BREAKING: Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen warned that Russian athletes will not be welcome in Finland next year if Russia continues its war against Ukraine.
Valtonen announced plans to push EU counterparts to restrict Russian athletes from entering the entire Schengen area.
Valtonen announced plans to push EU counterparts to restrict Russian athletes from entering the entire Schengen area.
November 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
⚡️BREAKING: Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen warned that Russian athletes will not be welcome in Finland next year if Russia continues its war against Ukraine.
Valtonen announced plans to push EU counterparts to restrict Russian athletes from entering the entire Schengen area.
Valtonen announced plans to push EU counterparts to restrict Russian athletes from entering the entire Schengen area.
EXCLUSIVE: Brussels would be flexible on letting Britain stay out of the euro and the Schengen area if it applied to rejoin the EU, two EU officials have told POLITICO.
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November 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Brussels would be flexible on letting Britain stay out of the euro and the Schengen area if it applied to rejoin the EU, two EU officials have told POLITICO.
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Schengen and the Euro are two of the best things about EU membership. Why on earth wouldn’t we want them?
November 2, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Schengen and the Euro are two of the best things about EU membership. Why on earth wouldn’t we want them?
❗️Estonia has expelled Russian citizen Leonid Karabeshkin, who is associated with Russian intelligence services, specifically the FSB. He has also been banned from entering the Schengen zone
November 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
❗️Estonia has expelled Russian citizen Leonid Karabeshkin, who is associated with Russian intelligence services, specifically the FSB. He has also been banned from entering the Schengen zone
Ireland aspires to be in Schengen.
If the UK joins the EU; it is going to have to join Schengen.
If the UK joins the EU; it is going to have to join Schengen.
November 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Ireland aspires to be in Schengen.
If the UK joins the EU; it is going to have to join Schengen.
If the UK joins the EU; it is going to have to join Schengen.
He is right, no cherry picking!
Full Join
I would take the Euro and Schengen too.
100%.
Full Join
I would take the Euro and Schengen too.
100%.
Michel Barnier says the 'door is open' to the UK rejoining the EU.
That the UK could join the EU without adopting the Euro, just as we did before.
But what is not negotiable is the EU Single Market - no cherry picking.
That the UK could join the EU without adopting the Euro, just as we did before.
But what is not negotiable is the EU Single Market - no cherry picking.
November 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
He is right, no cherry picking!
Full Join
I would take the Euro and Schengen too.
100%.
Full Join
I would take the Euro and Schengen too.
100%.
*Breaking* Great Lakes Republic enters into Schengen agreement with Federated States of Greater Atlanta. Recipeocal duty free chicken wing arrangement in place.
November 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
*Breaking* Great Lakes Republic enters into Schengen agreement with Federated States of Greater Atlanta. Recipeocal duty free chicken wing arrangement in place.
Schengen is good enough for 30 European nations. What is it with a certain arrogant nation that it looks down upon one of the finest achievements of the European Union? How dare you pretend to be pro-EU and pro-Europe if Schengen is beneath your dignity. Stay out and stay far away.
November 2, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Schengen is good enough for 30 European nations. What is it with a certain arrogant nation that it looks down upon one of the finest achievements of the European Union? How dare you pretend to be pro-EU and pro-Europe if Schengen is beneath your dignity. Stay out and stay far away.
Not quite.
The CTA "means that neither country can join Schengen" - or that both countries must join at the same time.
And historically, 🇮🇪 would gladly join Schengen if it could , i.e. if 🇬🇧 wanted to. It's only b/c of 🇬🇧's unwillingness to join Schengen that 🇮🇪 didn't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenge...
The CTA "means that neither country can join Schengen" - or that both countries must join at the same time.
And historically, 🇮🇪 would gladly join Schengen if it could , i.e. if 🇬🇧 wanted to. It's only b/c of 🇬🇧's unwillingness to join Schengen that 🇮🇪 didn't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenge...
November 2, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Not quite.
The CTA "means that neither country can join Schengen" - or that both countries must join at the same time.
And historically, 🇮🇪 would gladly join Schengen if it could , i.e. if 🇬🇧 wanted to. It's only b/c of 🇬🇧's unwillingness to join Schengen that 🇮🇪 didn't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenge...
The CTA "means that neither country can join Schengen" - or that both countries must join at the same time.
And historically, 🇮🇪 would gladly join Schengen if it could , i.e. if 🇬🇧 wanted to. It's only b/c of 🇬🇧's unwillingness to join Schengen that 🇮🇪 didn't.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenge...
On Kapo’s proposal, the 🇪🇪 Police sent russian citizen Leonid Karabeskin out of Estonia and banned him from entering the Schengen area. The aim of the expulsion is to prevent and counter activities that threaten the security of Estonia and Europe more broadly.
November 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
On Kapo’s proposal, the 🇪🇪 Police sent russian citizen Leonid Karabeskin out of Estonia and banned him from entering the Schengen area. The aim of the expulsion is to prevent and counter activities that threaten the security of Estonia and Europe more broadly.
Norway and Finland has banned them from getting visas, but it doesn't help when the rest of Schengen doesn't do the same.
Granted Ireland is not in Schengen, but we need a Europe-wide bans on these people.
Granted Ireland is not in Schengen, but we need a Europe-wide bans on these people.
November 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Norway and Finland has banned them from getting visas, but it doesn't help when the rest of Schengen doesn't do the same.
Granted Ireland is not in Schengen, but we need a Europe-wide bans on these people.
Granted Ireland is not in Schengen, but we need a Europe-wide bans on these people.
No Schengen, no euro is NOT Best for Britain... 😉
November 3, 2026 at 5:28 AM
No Schengen, no euro is NOT Best for Britain... 😉
I'd rather we did join Schengen and the Euro tbh.
November 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I'd rather we did join Schengen and the Euro tbh.
EU did what was in Spain's (a member state) interest. Gibraltar is not "in" Schengen and has no legal position in Schengen. The Schengen border side of the Gibraltar border is controlled by Spain who has access to the data etc.
You have to pass through Spain's Schengen zone to get to Gibraltar.
You have to pass through Spain's Schengen zone to get to Gibraltar.
November 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
EU did what was in Spain's (a member state) interest. Gibraltar is not "in" Schengen and has no legal position in Schengen. The Schengen border side of the Gibraltar border is controlled by Spain who has access to the data etc.
You have to pass through Spain's Schengen zone to get to Gibraltar.
You have to pass through Spain's Schengen zone to get to Gibraltar.