Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two Eastern European countries. The expansion ...

Bulgaria and Romania will become full members of the Schengen Agreement as early as January 1, 2025. The relevant decision was made by the Council of the European Union. We learned from experts ...

Bulgaria and Romania officially joined the Schengen zone on Wednesday, following a decision by the EU Council on Dec. 12, 2024. Although the two countries gained Schengen access by air and sea in ...

Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the EU’s Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel ...

New data are being created on the crossings of Balkan visitors after the opening of the borders of Greece with Bulgaria, at ...

Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at midnight on ...

Bulgaria operates 85 consular services worldwide with only 100 employees and 70 technical assistants. Efforts to secure additional funding for more staff have been unsuccessful, leading to long ...

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen free movement area at midnight local time on Wednesday (2200 GMT), ending more than 13 years of waiting. The borderless area's expansion to ...