For years, the promise of the Schengen Area has been presented to Cypriots as the ultimate triumph of European integration: passport-free travel from Larnaca to Lisbon, uninterrupted economic mobility, and a certification of "normality" according to European standards. Official discourse treats the accession process as a delayed administrative formality; it is presented as if the issue consists only of updating biometric systems, security scanne…
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For years, the promise of the Schengen Area has been presented to Cypriots as the ultimate triumph of European integration: passport-free travel from Larnaca to Lisbon, uninterrupted economic mobility, and a certification of "normality" according to European standards. Official discourse treats the accession process as a delayed administrative formality; it is presented as if the issue consists only of updating biometric systems, security scanne…