A closer look
The legendary Schengen Agreement that lets you seamlessly drift from Paris to Berlin without a passport check started as a sneaky maritime meetup to dodge angry truckers. In 1985, European borders were crippled by protests from truck drivers furious about endless customs queues. Because the idea of open borders was politically toxic, five European nations secretly signed the foundational treaty on a small cruise ship floating safely in the middle of the Moselle river, purely to avoid getting mobbed by the working class.
