Romania, Bulgaria celebrate full Schengen membership ... counterpart Atanas Ilkov presided over a ceremony at the Giurgiu-Russe border crossing in which barriers were raised.

Romanian and Bulgarian border police work at the Giurgiu-Ruse border crossing between the two countries on Wednesday. DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP BUCHAREST — Romania and Bulgaria became full members ...

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 ...

EU states on Thursday cleared Bulgaria and Romania to become full members of ... opening up travel by air and sea without border checks. But Austria held up their full entry over migration ...

The expansion, made possible when Austria and other members dropped their objections to the former communist countries joining, officially took place at midnight (2200 GMT) on January 1, marked by ...

A dog became the very first to cross the newly opened Romania ... at several border crossings. Image credits: Look_N2MyEyez Identification checks at the land borders between Bulgaria and Romania ...

However, Hungary announced on Monday that it would reinstate border controls with Romania starting Wednesday, citing threats to public order and internal security. Bulgaria and Romania ...

STORY: :: Romania and Bulgaria scrap land border controls to fully join the EU’s Schengen free-travel area :: Ruse border crossing, Bulgaria :: January 1, 2025 :: December 31, 2024 The countries' ...

The expansion, made possible when Austria and other members dropped their objections to the former communist countries joining, officially took place at midnight (2200 GMT) on January 1, marked by ...