Austria has long stood in the way of Romania and Bulgaria's full membership in the EU's prized zone of free movement. That ...

Germany and the Netherlands are imposing new border controls, as migration concerns trump the principle of passport-free ...

Budapest was the stage of a major breakthrough in Schengen after Austria agreed to lifts its veto on Romania and Bulgaria's ...

Austria has dropped its long-standing veto to Bulgaria and Romania joining the passport free Schengen zone, opening the door ...

Austria is open to Romania and Bulgaria's full entry into Europe's vast borderless Schengen area, its interior minister said on Friday as the three countries signed an agreement in Budapest.

Romania and Bulgaria are closer than ever to becoming full members of the border-free Schengen Area by the end of the year after informal discussions between interior ministers from Romania, Bulgaria, ...

The full membership for Romania and Bulgaria will expand the Schengen Area to 29 states, including 25 EU member states.

Hungarian officials say Bulgaria and Romania could become full members of Europe’s Schengen travel zone starting at the ...

However, despite Austria’s agreement, the Netherlands could still impede the process. The Dutch government gave the green light in 2023 for Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen, before Geert Wilders’ ...

Austria has agreed to lift its long-held veto on the accession of Romania and Bulgaria into the passport-free Schengen Area, which the two Eastern European countries have for years sought to ...

Romania and Bulgaria may become full members of Europe's borderless Schengen travel zone in January 2025, Hungary said on ...