Now, including Romania and Bulgaria, the Schengen zone comprises 29 states. 25 belong to the EU and four are associated states of the European Free Trade Association: Norway, Iceland, Switzerland ...

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone on Wednesday, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two eastern European countries. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bulgaria and Romania ... impact of full Schengen membership on Bulgaria, one of the EU's poorest members, is estimated at €866 million annually. Key manufacturers, including those in the ...

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 ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Bulgaria and Romania are holding ceremonies to mark their full membership in Europe’s Schengen area, the culmination of years of negotiations by the Eastern European ...

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