On a river boat anchored in the small Luxembourg town of Schengen, with France and Germany within eyesight, leaders from five nations began a bold adventure 25 years ago. They agreed to allow their citizens to do something we consider normal today: stroll across frontiers without a passport.
It is easy to take this simple right for granted. But removing borders and building trust took many years after two devastating world wars. Just 65 years ago, Europe lay in ruins. Hateful ideologi...
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