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The Vatican says "international terrorism obliges new forms of communication" (Photo: Vatican)

Vatican seeks to join Schengen borderless zone

A top official from the Vatican announced on Friday (13 January) that it wants to join the European border-free Schengen zone, in a bid to prevent international terrorism crossing its borders.

The Vatican's signing up to the Schengen agreement, which replaces internal border checkpoints between member states by reinforced external borders, is meant to boost cooperation with EU authorities.

Nicola Picardi, the Vatican's "procurer of justice", said that the Schengen agreement was a...

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The Vatican says "international terrorism obliges new forms of communication" (Photo: Vatican)

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