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

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

After a thirteen-year wait, Bulgaria and Romania joined the Schengen Area on 31 March 2024, enabling free movement across ...

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.

The Schengen borders code, which was recently revised and adopted by all of the EU's member states, states that "border control at internal borders shall only be reintroduced as a last resort." ...

Romania and Bulgaria will fully join Europe's open-borders Schengen area from January 2025 after a crucial meeting in ...

However, the Schengen Borders Code does allow member states to introduce 'last-resort' temporary border checks if authorities believe that there is a serious threat to public order or internal ...

The Schengen area allows EU nationals to travel freely across member states without border controls, leading to economic benefits for citizens and businesses. Non-EU nationals can also benefit ...