eu-com-schengen-coop

EUROPEAN UNION
DELEGATION IN CHILE
29 May 2014
1. Introduction
LOCAL SCHENGEN COOPERATION (LSC) CHILE
2013-2014 REPORT 19
In Chile, Local Schengen Cooperation (LSC) is carried out with 16 countries: 14 Member States
(Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden) and 2 associated countries (Norway and
Switzerland).
The full list of consulates/embassies dealing with visa applications for more than one country is as
follows: Sweden (Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Lithuania), Switzerland (Hungary and
Liechtenstein), Belgium (Luxembourg), Austria (Malta) and the Netherlands (Slovenia).
The European Union Delegation is responsible for the preparation, coordination and minuting of
meetings.
Chilean citizens do not require a visa to stay in the Schengen area for less than three months.
Therefore, the applicants are nationals of other countries, mainly neighbouring countries (Peru,
Colombia, Bolivia, etc.).
2. LSC meetings held in 2012-2013
Four meetings have been held since April 2013 (May and August 2013, and January and
April 2014).
Attendance by Member State representatives was good on the whole. Some Member States attended
less regularly, while others took part in every meeting. Since Denmark and Norway are represented
by Sweden, they do not consider it necessary to be represented in meetings on a regular basis.
Romania’s representatives are able to take part as observers, but they did not participate in meetings
during the above-mentioned period.
The Head of the Policy, Trade, Press and Information Section of the European Union Delegation in
Santiago chaired the meetings. The EU Delegation, in cooperation with the Member States,
coordinated the meetings and drafted agendas, gathered information, produced reports, etc.
19 March 2013 – May 2014
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