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Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone
Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the European Union’s border-free Schengen area after scrapping land border controls in the bloc. The expansion was officially introduced at midnight on Wednesday and was marked by celebrations at some of the countries’ border posts.
Romania and Bulgaria become full members of EU's Schengen zone
Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel without passport checks.
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Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe’s Schengen travel zone
Identification checks at the land borders between Bulgaria and Romania and their neighboring European Union-member countries were officially ceased at midnight, providing travelers free access to the rest of the 27-member EU bloc.
Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone
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.Romania and Bulgaria,
Romania, Bulgaria join EU’s borderless Schengen zone
Austria had earlier threatened to veto their full entry over migration concerns. Read more at straitstimes.com.
EU lets Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone
The European Union ministers has agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone known as the Schengen area by lifting land border controls next year.
Romania and Bulgaria celebrate full Schengen membership with border ceremonies
The Bulgarian border
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