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(Reuters) - Romania and Bulgaria will become full members of Europe'sSchengen free-travel area from next month, swelling the number of nations to 29, the EU said on Thursday.
Romania disputes that assessment, [31] and had unsuccessfully attempted to convince the Austrian government to vote for Romania's accession to Schengen. [32] Despite having declared support for Romania, the Netherlands also voted against due to its opposition for the accession of Bulgaria. [29] In Romania, the Austrian veto caused strong ...
This is a major step forward for both countries and for the Schengen area as a whole.” Romania and Bulgaria also hailed the decision, with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu writing on ...
Bulgaria and Romania became members on 1 January 2007, but the application of certain policy areas of the European Union to Bulgaria and Romania was deferred to a later date. These were: Schengen Area (see Enlargement of the Schengen Area, partial application from March 2024) Eurozone (see Enlargement of the eurozone)
Before Bulgaria and Romania’s admission, it was comprised of 23 of the 27 EU member countries, along with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. Around 3.5 million people cross an internal border each day. Austria vetoed Romania and Bulgaria’s admission into the Schengen zone at the end of 2022 but allowed Croatia full accession ...
Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join Europe's open-borders Schengen area by air and sea from March 2024, with talks set to continue next year about land borders, the ...
The parliament voted in favour of Romania with 497 positive votes, 93 negative votes and 71 abstentions, while Bulgaria received 522 votes in favour, 70 votes against and 69 abstentions. [5] On 25 April 2005 Council of the European Union accepted the applications for admission of Bulgaria and Romania. [6]
After years of negotiations to join the Schengen area, there is now free access for travelers arriving by air or sea from both countries. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the ...