Faroe Islands and the European Union and other directives do not apply for the Faroe Islands. A protocol to the treaty of accession of Denmark to the European Communities stipulates that Danish nationals residing in the Faroe Islands are not to be considered as Danish nationals within the meaning of the treaties. Hence, Danish people living in the Faroes are not citizens of the European Union (other EU nationals living there remain EU citizens), and do not have right to settle in the EU without special permits. The Faroe Islands are not part of the Schengen Area. However, persons travelling between the Faroe Islands and the
Greater Copenhagen and Skåne Committee they meets at least four times a year. The Secretariat is based in Copenhagen and is responsible for bringing political decisions to fruition. The Öresund Committee is hosting ØresundDirekt and Interreg IVA. In 2009 – 2010 the Öresund Committee highlighted four specific issues: Greater Copenhagen and Skåne Committee The Öresund Committee () was an organisation which described itself as a platform for regional political collaboration in the Öresund region. The Öresund region comprises Sweden's most southerly province of Skåne and the Danish islands of Zealand, Lolland, Falster and Bornholm. The Öresund region has a total population of 3.7 million inhabitants.