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Coronavirus: EC proposes entry ban for 30 days on non-essential travel from non-EU countries

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Schengen

The European Commission proposed on March 16 a ban, effective for 30 days, on entry to the EU of non-EU

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Europe 

New European Union visa rules come into force on February 2

February 2, 2020February 4, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

New European Union rules on short-stay visas apply worldwide from February 2020, the European Commission said. “They make it easier

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Europe 

European Commission: Croatia on the way to join Schengen

October 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Schengen

The European Commission considers that, based on the results of the Schengen evaluation process initiated in 2016, Croatia has taken

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Bulgaria 

PM Borissov: Bulgaria has not given up on joining Schengen visa zone

September 12, 2019September 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Schengen

Bulgaria has not given up trying to be a Schengen member, but is pushing for more European support, Prime Minister

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Europe 

Brexit: European Council adopts regulation on visa-free travel to Schengen by UK citizens

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, Schengen

The European Council said that it had on April 9 adopted a regulation setting out that, following Brexit, UK citizens

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Europe 

Brexit: European Parliament, Council reach agreement on visa-free travel

April 3, 2019April 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, Schengen

The European Council and the European Parliament have agreed that, following Brexit, UK citizens coming to the Schengen area for

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Europe 

European Parliament approves upgrade to Visa Information System

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

The improvements to the Visa Information System (VIS), agreed to on March 13 by members of the European Parliament, would

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Europe 

New EU visa rules a step closer

February 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen

European Union countries endorsed on February 20 an agreement reached by the European Parliament and the European Council on a

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Europe 

EU ambassadors: After Brexit, short stays by UK citizens in Schengen zone should be visa-free

February 2, 2019February 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit, Schengen

European Union ambassadors have agreed on a proposal that, following Brexit, UK citizens travelling to the Schengen area for a

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