Bulgaria and Romania push to join EU’s Schengen Area
Bulgaria’s foreign affairs minister, Ekaterina Zaharieva, has once again challenged the European Union over expanding the border-free Schengen Area. Not
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Dutch PM Rutte in Sofia: More work needed before Bulgaria can join Schengen
Visiting Sofia on February 6, Netherlands prime minister Mark Rutte expressed support for Bulgaria joining the EU’s Schengen visa zone,
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Radev in Paris: Accepting Bulgaria into Schengen key to security in Europe
Accepting Bulgaria into the EU’s Schengen visa zone would be an important factor in enhancing security in Europe because the
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Bulgarian PM Borissov on Western Balkans, Turkey, Germany, Schengen and everything else
Addressing university students on November 20, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov delivered his thoughts on everything from the Western Balkans
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EU to implement border fingerprint checks similar to United States
Non-Americans traveling to the United States will be familiar with the procedure: once you arrive, you have to go through
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EU ministers move to allow Bulgaria and Romania read-only access to Schengen Visa Information System data
European Union justice and home affairs ministers have agreed to allow Bulgaria and Romania to consult, in a read-only mode,
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European Commission calls on EU leaders to integrate Bulgaria, Romania into Schengen zone
The European Commission said on September 27 that it was calling on the European Council “to take the decision fully
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French president Macron backs Bulgaria’s Schengen, euro zone bids
Emmanuel Macron’s tour of Eastern Europe reached Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on August 25, where, in meetings with President Roumen
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‘Systematic checks’ of EU citizens crossing external Schengen borders start on April 7
Systematic checks of European Union citizens crossing external Schengen borders are mandatory as of April 7 2017, the European Commission
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