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. The borderless area's expansion to ...

Bulgaria and Romania will become full members of the Schengen Agreement as early as January 1, 2025. The relevant decision was made by the Council of the European Union. We learned from experts ...

Bulgaria operates 85 consular services worldwide with only 100 employees and 70 technical assistants. Efforts to secure additional funding for more staff have been unsuccessful, leading to long ...

Bulgaria and Romania officially joined the Schengen zone on Wednesday, following a decision by the EU Council on Dec. 12, 2024. Although the two countries gained Schengen access by air and sea in ...

Tourism in Bulgaria is increasingly shifting from traditional hotel stays to more experience-focused offerings, with a growing demand for dynamic services, according to Anna Bozhkova, general manager ...

Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the EU’s Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel ...

Romania and Bulgaria had met the Schengen zone's technical requirements for membership since 2011. But "member states objected every time" they tried to join, analyst Valentin Naumescu told AFP.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — 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 ...

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. The expansion, ...

DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP BUCHAREST — 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 ...