Coverage dated December 31, 2024

Romania and Bulgaria fully join Europe’s borderless travel zone

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By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — 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’ bor…

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    By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — 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’ bor…

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Romania, Bulgaria drop EU border checks, join Schengen – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Two EU nations, Romania and Bulgaria, are eliminating land border controls to the rest of the bloc after Austria dropped its veto last month. All EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland are now in the Schengen zone.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone after 13-year wait (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Identification checks at Bulgaria and Romania’s land borders have ceased, opening free travel to the rest of the EU.

  4. Digital Journal

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    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

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