section_path: European microstates/Principality of Monaco
section_name: Principality of Monaco
paragraph_text: Principality of Monaco
  
  Monaco has an open border with France. Schengen laws are administered as if it were part of the EU as a result of bilateral agreements with France, and Schengen visas are accepted. Both French and Monégasque authorities carry out checks at Monaco's seaport and heliport.