Schengen is a small wine-making village and commune in far south-eastern Luxembourg on the western bank of the river Moselle, directly at the border triangle formed by Germany (Saarland), France (Lorraine) and Luxembourg. It became synonymous with an area without border controls when, on 14 June 1985, five EU member states (Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) signed the Schengen Agreement, which provides for the dismantling of controls at common borders and the introduction of the free movement of persons and goods.
On the banks of the Moselle in Schengen, near the European Museum and the Monument to Europe, the slogan #schengenisalive is written in giant letters.