Bulgaria and Romania are holding ceremonies to mark their full membership in Europe’s Schengen area, the culmination of years ...

Austria had earlier threatened to veto their full entry over migration concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ceremonies mark culmination of years of negotiations by the Eastern European countries to join the ID check-free travel zone.

Romania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen Zone on January 1, 2025, after a 13-year wait, removing land border controls.

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 ...

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen free movement area at midnight local time on Wednesday (2200 GMT), ...

Austria's initial objections delayed Romania and Bulgaria's full Schengen inclusion, which began partially in March 2007 with ...

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a ...

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.

This will be a big change for Americans since there hasn't been a visa requirement to visit EU countries before. Keep this in ...