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Schengen digital visa a step closer

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

EU member states’ ambassadors agreed on March 29 on the Council of the EU’s negotiating mandate for a proposal to

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Europe 

EC: Renewed Schengen Information System enters into operation

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The upgraded Schengen Information System (SIS) enters into operation on March 7, the European Commission (EC) said. SIS is the largest information

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Europe 

Croatia joins euro zone, Schengen

January 1, 2023January 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, euro zone, Schengen

As of January 1 2023, Croatia has become the 20th country to introduce the euro and the 27th to become

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Bulgaria 

Vetoes by Netherlands and Austria bar Bulgaria, Romania from joining Schengen

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Bulgaria and Romania will continue to remain outside the Schengen visa zone after failing to win unanimous support at a

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Bulgaria 

Dutch, Austrian leaders on Bulgaria and Schengen: ‘Not yet’

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Two days before European Union home affairs ministers are due to decide on whether to admit Bulgaria to the Schengen

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria threatens ‘countermeasures’ if Netherlands, Austria block it from Schengen

December 5, 2022December 5, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Bulgaria’s caretaker government is ready with “relevant decisions, including considering possible countermeasures” if the Netherlands and Austria veto its joining

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Bulgaria 

Dutch opposition to Bulgaria joining Schengen irks country’s leaders

December 3, 2022December 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

Bulgarian government officials and political leaders have been irked by reported comments by Wopke Hoekstra, that it is “still to

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Bulgaria 

EC: Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia are fully ready for Schengen

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The European Commission (EC) called on November 16 on EU leaders, due to meet in December, to take the necessary

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Europe 

MEPs back Croatia’s Schengen accession

November 10, 2022November 10, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Schengen

In a vote on November 10, members of the European Parliament endorsed lifting internal border controls between the Schengen free-movement

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