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Bulgaria, Romania, Greece sign letter of intent on harmonised military mobility corridor

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Nato, Romania

Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and Romanian Defence Minister Angel Tîlvãr have signed a

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Turkish military vehicles, personnel to transit Bulgaria en route from Kosovo

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Kosovo, Nato, Romania, Turkey

On June 6 and 7, 2024, military personnel and military equipment from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey

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Romanian MPs and MEP outraged at nomination of ‘Putin’s wallet’ for Nobel Peace Prize

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Igor Chalenko Romania, Russia, Ukraine

The parliamentary group of Romania’s National Liberal Party (NLP), one of the two parties that make up the country’s governing

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Bulgaria’s airports and sea ports are now in Schengen: The rules

March 31, 2024January 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

As of March 31, Bulgaria’s airports and sea ports – along with those in Romania – are part of the

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European Commission on Bulgaria, Romania joining air and sea Schengen

March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

On March 31, Bulgaria and Romania become Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both EU member states including

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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria and Romania strengthen cooperation on border and migration management

March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

The European Commission (EC) said that on March 4 it was launching together with Bulgaria and Romania two Cooperation Frameworks

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM and Deputy PM: Bulgaria’s accession to air, sea Schengen ‘a huge step forward’

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Maria Gabriel, Nikolai Denkov, Romania, Schengen

Bulgaria’s accession to Schengen with the lifting of air and sea border controls at the end of March 2024 is

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Bulgaria 

EC welcomes decision to admit Bulgaria, Romania, to Schengen, starting with air and sea ports

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

The European Commission (EC) welcomes the December 30 unanimous decision by the Council of the EU to welcome Romania and

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Bulgaria 

Spanish EU Presidency: Bulgaria, Romania air and sea ports joining Schengen approved

December 30, 2023December 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Romania, Schengen

The Council of the European Union has approved Bulgaria’s and Romania’s air and sea ports joining the Schengen zone, the

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