Formerly, internal border checks were obviously carried out, but the reason for these at the time was the holding of certain events, like sporting events, the European Football Championship, world championships, or certain summit conferences.
Înainte, controalele la frontierele interne erau, în mod evident, efectuate, dar motivul pentru acestea era atunci organizarea anumitor evenimente, cum ar fi evenimente sportive, Campionatul European de Fotbal, campionate mondiale sau anumite summituri.