Romania and Bulgaria Approved for Full Schengen Membership Starting 2025

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Bulgaria, Romania to be full Schengen members starting Jan. 1

The European Union (EU) member states have decided to remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania

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Romania and Bulgaria will join the border-free Schengen area

For Romania and Bulgaria, former Soviet Bloc countries that are now EU members, the light finally changed from red to green on Thursday as EU interior ministers agreed to let the two countries fully join the border-free Schengen zone on Jan. 1. The Schengen area is a zone within which all are free to travel across national borders without stops or inspections. Its members include most EU countries, except for Cyprus and Ireland, as well as non-E…

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EU states agree ‘historic’ full Schengen accession for Bulgaria, Romania

The European Union clears Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen zone after 13-year wait, strengthening EU security and unity

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At a meeting on December 12, the Ministers of Internal Affairs of the EU countries canceled border controls at the internal borders with Romania and Bulgaria, starting from January 1, 2025, the European Commission reports.

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'Historic' EU deal gives Schengen accession to Bulgaria, Romania

EU member states approved Thursday Bulgaria and Romania's full accession to the Schengen zone starting next year, ending a 13-year wait for the two eastern European nations, o...

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“It is with great satisfaction that I see Romania and Bulgaria fully joining the Schengen area. Congratulations to both countries. United we are stronger”, wrote António Costa, this Thursday, in a message published on the social network X. The content “Congratulations to both countries”: Costa welcomes the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area appears first in Jornal i.