Two Eastern European nations, Romania and Bulgaria, became full members of the European Schengen Area on January 1, 2025. The two countries, which both joined the European Union in 2007, had been ...

Two Eastern European nations, Romania ... the Schengen Area has since grown to cover more than 1.5 million square miles, allowing almost 420 million people to move freely among 29 countries. The ...

The Schengen Area, established in 1995, now encompasses 29 ... Bulgaria and Romania to ensure mutual benefits in trade and logistics. President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Wednesday that Turkey had the ...

Bulgaria and Romania ... sought Schengen membership, with their bids supported by a 2011 recommendation from the European Commission. The Schengen area now spans 29 countries, including EU members ...

Romania and Bulgaria ... Schengen zone is the largest area of free movement in the world, according to the commission. The scheme has occasionally caused friction among its member states ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Ceremonies were held just before midnight Tuesday to mark Bulgaria's and Romania's full ... However, several Schengen member countries, including the Netherlands ...

Ceremonies were held just before midnight Tuesday to mark Bulgaria's and Romania's full membership in ... However, several Schengen member countries, including the Netherlands, Austria and Germany, ...

Jan 1 (Reuters) - Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free ... minister 11:13 AM UTC · Updated ago United Statescategory ...

Romania and Bulgaria had met the Schengen zone's technical requirements for membership since 2011. But "member states objected every time" they tried to join, analyst Valentin Naumescu told AFP.