数据显示，2011年旅游业为欧盟国家创造了1880万个就业机会，外来游客消费超过3300亿欧元，而26个申根国家共计发放了1260万份申根签证，其中法国、德国、西班牙、意大利、芬兰收到的签证申请数量最多。

Data display,2011 tourism for eu countries created 18.8 million jobs,Foreign visitors consume more than 330 billion euros,And 26 schengen countries issued a total of 12.6 million a schengen visa,The French/Germany/Spain/Italy/Finland received the largest number of visa application.

　　其中，中国在去年申根签证申请数量最多的国家中排行第三，申请总数近110万，准签率为95.5%，近103万中国公民获得了申根签证。

the,China last year in the schengen visa applications, most of the countries ranked third,Apply for total nearly 1.1 million,Must sign the rate was 95.5%,Nearly 1.03 million Chinese citizens won the schengen visa.

　　数据显示，2009年至2011年，来自中国的申根签证申请增速高达80.7%，远远超过其他国家。

Data display,From 2009 to 2011,From China's schengen visa application rate is as high as 80.7%,Far more than other countries.

　　欧盟委员会副主席安东尼奥·塔亚尼(Antonio Tajani)强调，欧洲签证政策的制定要充分考虑经济收益。欧盟委员会内政事务委员塞西莉亚·马尔姆斯特伦也表示，欧洲当前经济不景气，在确保边境安全的同时，要努力吸引更多外国游客。

The European commission vice President Antonio tower and the(Antonio Tajani)emphasize,European visa policy formulation should fully consider economic benefits.The European commission affairs committee Cecilia MaErM stern's Aaron also said,The current economic recession in Europe,In ensuring the safety of border at the same time,Try to attract more foreign tourists.

　　欧盟于2010年出台有关统一及简化申根签证手续的新条例，目前申根区包含22个欧盟国家以及冰岛、列支敦士登、挪威和瑞士，目前持有申根签证的游客3个月内可以在所有申根国家自由出入。长远来看，欧盟委员会还建议简化签证申请程序和缩短签证申请时间。

The European Union in 2010 issued relevant unity and simplify the schengen visa formalities of the new regulations,At present schengen area contains 22 eu countries and Iceland/Liechtenstein/Norway and Sweden,Currently hold schengen visa tourists three months can be in all schengen countries go in and out.The long run,The European commission also suggested that simplified visa application procedures and shorten visa application time.

　　欧盟委员会还提议将16个岛国添加到申根国家的免签列表中，包括多米尼加、格林纳达(Grenada)、圣卢西亚、基里巴斯、马绍尔群岛等。

The European commission will offer will be 16 island added to the schengen countries in the 27-member list,Including the Dominican/grenada(Grenada)/Saint Lucia/Kiribati/Marshall islands, etc.