Romania And Bulgaria Fully Join Schengen Zone

Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe’s Schengen travel zone
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 countries to join the ID check-free travel zone.
Truck drivers celebrate as Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen area
Lorry drivers, who currently wait up to 20 hours at border crossings, celebrated the news of Bulgaria and Romania's full Schengen accession.
Romania and Bulgaria become fully fledged members of the Schengen area as land border checks lifted
Residents from Romania and Bulgaria can now travel freely in the Schengen area. The combined 25 million residents of Bulgaria and Romania now join nearly 450 million EU citizens who already have the freedom to move around the Schengen zone, after land border checks were officially lifted.
Romania, Bulgaria join Schengen zone after 13-year wait
Romania and Bulgaria officially joined the Schengen Zone as full members on January 1, 2025. The expansion ends a 13-year-long wait for the Eastern European nations and takes the total number of Schengen Zone members to 29.
Romania, Bulgaria join free travel Schengen zone ending 13-year wait
Austria's initial objections delayed Romania and Bulgaria's full Schengen inclusion, which began partially in March 2007 with land border checks remaining due to migration concerns.
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