Suspension of flights to France, not Schengen visa - French embassy in Manila
By: InterAksyon.com
November 15, 2015 10:45 AM
MANILA - France has not temporarily suspended its participation in the Schengen agreement, the French embassy in Manila said Sunday.
Camille Conde of the French embassy said the information from a website on Schengen visa is false.
However, she said flights to France have temporarily been suspended.
Asked about the information being shared over Facebook, Conde said: “Not true! No announcement like that from the French government. Only security check at the borders, but Schengen visa holders can still enter.”
She said even the European Union has not made such announcements.
“We'll be releasing visas this week as scheduled,” Conde said.
Paris is hosting the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris from November 30 to December 11, and some 40,000 people were expected to participate prior to the attacks.
The Schengen zone has currently 26 members, including most EU members and four non-EU members. The agreement allows citizens of Schengen countries to access any country without the need to go through border controls and visitors to travel across the Schengen zone with one common visa that applies throughout the entire Schengen zone.