However, the Schengen countries will introduce the different elements of the EES in phases, according to the European ...

Lorries wait at a border crossing between Bulgaria and Greece, where controls will end as Romania and Bulgaria join the Schengen zone at midnight Map of the European Union and the Schengen zone after ...

FILE - From left: Yordanka Chobanova, the head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, Maria Gabriel, deputy Prime Minister, Nikolay Denkov, Prime Minister, Jesus Caballero, ...

People across the state have noticed one thing in the past few years – costs are rising. From grocery bills to rent and real estate, there seems to be a never-ending creep-up. Travel, too, is one of ...

It's the beginning of an era — and one stray dog was there to make history. Video showing the pup crossing the checkpoint between Hungary and Romania after Bulgaria and Romania joined the Schengen ...

(Reuters) -Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose ...

Cyprus’ full accession to the Schengen area is a “national goal,” but there will be no concessions on the acquis communautaire or recognition of the ceasefire line as an external border, Foreign ...

The EU is expanding its free-movement zone to include the two Balkan countries – which will scrap remaining border controls with the rest of the Schengen states on January 1, 2025. Romanian Interior ...

With Cyprus remaining for the time being outside of Europe’s border-free Schengen zone, the European Union’s new electronic entry/exit system (EES) will not be applied on the island when it comes into ...

Cyprus will join the Schengen zone in 2026, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. “We will join the Schengen zone in 2026. A huge effort is being made by the end of 2025 from a technical ...

Cars and trucks wait at the border crossing between Bulgaria and Greece on July 12, 2020, in Promahonas, Greece. (Nicolas Economou / NurPhoto via AFP) BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — Romania and Bulgaria ...