Member State (MS)
The 27 Member States which are part of the European Union (EU), and are bound by common EU/Schengen acquis regarding management and control of the EU external borders (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden). There are also 4 Associated Countries or SAC (Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein).