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Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two Eastern European countries. The expansion ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. General view of the Bulgarian-Greek border checkpoint of Kulata in Bulgaria, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, after ...

Bucharest (AFP) – Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone on Wednesday, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two eastern European ...