Heads of state and government of the 27 meet for extraordinary European Council on Ukraine and European defense, convened by ...

The Latvian interior minister has claimed Russian tourists pose a threat and that the bloc has a "moral duty" to deny them entry Latvian Interior Minister Rihards Kozlovskis has urged EU member states ...

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Passengers arriving at Henri Coanda international airport pass under a Schengen information board in Otopeni, near Bucharest, ...

The EU previously announced it would start charging travelers a small fee to visit Europe's Schengen Area countries in May 2025 after numerous false starts. Although sometimes referred to as a "visa," ...

aiming at an October 2025 start - and the Etias scheme for online pre-approval to enter the EU’s Schengen area is linked to it. EES is now expected to be ‘phased in’ over six months, with Etias ...

KUWAIT CITY, March 13: The European Union Ambassador to Kuwait, Anne Koistinen, highlighted that one of her key priorities for the coming period is facilitating Schengen visas for Kuwaitis. She ...

The EU executive said, however, that it remained open to negotiations and considered higher tariffs in no one's interest. U.S. President Donald Trump's increased tariffs of 25% on all steel and ...

the creation of the Schengen Area in 1985 which led to the abolition of border controls between member states, and the introduction of the Euro in 1999. As the EU’s powers have expanded ...