Romania and Bulgaria get the Schengen green light
The internal land borders will be lifted as of January.
Schengen zone
EU states agree full Schengen accession for Bulgaria and Romania
Bulgaria and Romania are to become full members of the borderless Schengen zone from the start of next year.
Moment of relief as Romania and Bulgaria join EU border-free zone
Seventeen years after joining the EU, the two countries are given the green light to join the Schengen zone.
EU faces migration rebellion as Poland vows to block asylum-seekers
More and more member countries are clashing with Brussels over how to treat incoming migrants.
EU needs faster migrant returns, say 17 countries including Germany, France: Report
The push comes amid a rightward and anti-immigration shift in multiple EU countries.
EU could strip Georgians of visa-free access over backsliding on democracy
The South Caucasus country’s government must live up to its obligations if it wants to keep its benefits, the Commission told POLITICO.
Hungaryโs easing of immigration rules for Russians raises espionage fears
Fallout from policy, which grants Russians and Belarusians fast-track access to European Union, could threaten Hungary’s Schengen membership.
Restoring the Borderless Schengen Area: Mission Impossible? Summary of a new report
Professor Steve Peers, Royal Holloway University of LondonPhoto credit: BlueMars, via Wikimedia CommonsMy European Policy Analysis report on the amendments to the
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Bulgaria, Romania partially join EU’s visa-free Schengen zone
Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe’s vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks after a 13-year wait.
Hungary opposes Mark Rutteโs bid to run NATO
Foreign Minister Pรฉter Szijjรกrtรณ’s remarks add further uncertainty to the succession plan for the top job at the military alliance.
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Bulgarian PM hints country may miss eurozone entry date
The target date of January 1, 2025, is ‘not sacred,’ Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov says.
Bulgaria, Romania get official green light for partial entry into Schengen area
Controls at sea and air borders with Romania and Bulgaria to be lifted as of March 31.
Romania, Bulgaria set to partially enter Schengen zone in March
Austria has dropped some of its previous opposition, but there’s still no agreement on opening of land borders.
Hungary to veto Bulgariaโs Schengen bid over tax on Russia gas, minister says
Hungarian Foreign Minister Pรฉter Szijjรกrtรณ calls Bulgaria’s transit levy ‘completely contrary to European legislation.’
The rumored resurrection of Austria-Hungary
Whether it’s Ukraine, Russia, or even the Israel-Hamas conflict, the impression in EU circles is that the pair are singing from the same songbook.
Anti-migrant EU pilot projects net results in Bulgaria, Romania
Details are emerging of EU-funded pilot projects in Bulgaria and Romania to fast-track asylum and fund border technologies, described as essential to help both countries join the visa-free travel Schengen zone.
Austria to begin conducting checks at border with Italy
In what can be viewed as a fresh blow to the EUโs visa-free Schengen zone, Austriaโs Chancellor Karl Nehammer has announced plans to begin restricting free travel into the country from Italy. Austria already carries out border checks on its…
Romania threatens Austria with lawsuit over stalled Schengen accession
Romania could claim back ‘its losses caused by non-accession’ to the free-travel zone, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu says.
Von der Leyen wants Bulgaria, Romania in Schengen ASAP
‘Let us finally bring them in โ without any further delay,’ says European Commission president.