Bulgaria and Romania partially join Schengen area, allowing air and sea travel without border checks.
Bulgaria and Romania have partially joined Europe's Schengen area, enabling travel by air and sea without border checks. This comes after 13 years of waiting and despite remaining land border controls due to Austria's opposition to full membership. The move symbolises a "question of dignity, of belonging to the European Union" for both countries, according to foreign policy analyst Stefan Popescu.
March 30, 2024
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