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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, I learned something today.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Mark Whittinghill<BR>Symphony Information Services<BR>Minneapolis,
Minnesota<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:mark@symphonyinfo.com">mark@symphonyinfo.com</A><BR>Phone:
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=shamil@smsconsulting.spb.ru
href="mailto:shamil@smsconsulting.spb.ru">Shamil Salakhetdinov</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=accessd@databaseadvisors.com
href="mailto:accessd@databaseadvisors.com">accessd@databaseadvisors.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 14, 2003 1:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [AccessD] OT: "Chevaux de
frise" of free world...</DIV>
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<H1 class=pagetitle><FONT face=Arial size=2>> What is Shengen
States?</FONT></H1>
<H1 class=pagetitle><A
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_treaty"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_treaty</FONT></A></H1>
<H1 class=pagetitle><FONT face=Arial size=2>Schengen treaty</FONT></H1>
<P class=subtitle><FONT face=Arial size=2>From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The name Schengen originates from a small town in
</FONT><A class=internal title=Luxembourg
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Luxembourg</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>. In March </FONT><A
class=internal title=1995 href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>1995</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, seven </FONT><A
class=internal title="European Union"
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>European Union</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> countries signed a
treaty to end internal border checkpoints and controls. More countries have
joined the treaty over the past years. At present (February 2003), there are
15 Schengen countries, all in </FONT><A class=internal title=Europe
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Europe</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>. </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>The 15 Schengen countries are: </FONT><A
class=internal title=Austria
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Austria</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Belgium href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Belgium</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Denmark href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Denmark</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Finland href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Finland</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=France href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/France"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>France</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Germany href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Germany</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Iceland href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Iceland</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Italy href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Italy</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Greece href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Greece</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Luxembourg href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Luxembourg</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, the </FONT><A
class=internal title=Netherlands
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Netherlands</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A
class=internal title=Norway href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway"><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Norway</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A
class=internal title=Portugal
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Portugal</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>, </FONT><A class=internal
title=Spain href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Spain</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> and </FONT><A class=internal
title=Sweden href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Sweden</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>. The collected territories of
these countries are known as the Schengen area. </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>All countries except Norway and Iceland are
European Union members. Conversely, the </FONT><A class=internal
title="United Kingdom"
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>United Kingdom</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> and </FONT><A
class=internal title=Ireland
href="http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Ireland</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> are in the European Union
but are not parties to the Schengen treaty. </FONT>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Source: </FONT><A class=external
title=http://www.eurovisa.info/SchengenCountries.htm
href="http://www.eurovisa.info/SchengenCountries.htm"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://www.eurovisa.info/SchengenCountries.htm</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial size=2> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Mark Whittinghill" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:mwhittinghill@symphonyinfo.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>mwhittinghill@symphonyinfo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:accessd@databaseadvisors.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>accessd@databaseadvisors.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 10:01
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: "Chevaux de frise" of
free world...</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>> What is Shengen States? Does that mean the European Union or
is it<BR>> something else? Just curious.<BR>> <BR>>
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