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Although the principle of free movement was enshrined in the founding treaties, in the first place it did not extend to lifting physical borders but was mainly targeted at the working population until the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty in 1999, when the Schengen Convention of 1990 was integrated into the EU legal and institutional framework.
EU News 2010
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The Schengen Agreement was followed in 1990 by the Schengen Convention, which finally came into force in 1995.
EU News 2010
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The Schengen Convention abolished controls at the internal borders between the signatories, harmonised controls at the external frontiers of the "Schengen area" and introduced a common policy on short-stay visas for third-country nationals and other accompanying measures like police and judicial cooperation.
EU News 2010
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