(CNN) — The European Council has decided to enlarge the border-free Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania, the council’s Spanish presidency said Saturday. Controls on air and sea ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria and Romania have received permission to join Europe’s passport- and visa-free Schengen Area, starting in March, the governments of the two countries said. The ...

Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) and the European Travel Commission are celebrating the first stage of Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area as controls at air ...

Non-EU/European Economic Area nationals may now consider travel in Romania and Bulgaria as time spent toward their total stay in the Schengen area.

Romania's maritime and naval projects could be included in the joint projects to defend the borders and strengthen the Eastern Shield from Finland to Bulgaria, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of ...

For Romania and Bulgaria, former Soviet Bloc countries that are now EU members, the light finally changed from red to green on Thursday as EU interior ministers agreed to let the two countries ...

The European Council has decided to enlarge the Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania, the council’s Spanish presidency said Saturday.

On January 1, 2025, Bulgaria and Romania became full members of the Schengen area of free movement, after a thirteen-year-long wait. While controls have been lifted at airports and seaports since ...

Bulgaria and Romania have received permission to join Europe’s passport- and visa-free Schengen Area, starting in March.