Romania, Bulgaria and Schengen

Romania and Bulgaria become full members of EU's Schengen zone
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 residents can travel without passport checks.
Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe’s Schengen travel zone
Bulgaria and Romania are holding ceremonies to mark their full membership in Europe’s Schengen area, the culmination of years of negotiations by the Eastern European countries to join the ID check-free travel zone.
Romania and Bulgaria join Schengen zone
Romania and Bulgaria have joined the Schengen zone on January 1, a space that now consists of 29 European countries that have abolished border controls between
Romania, Bulgaria fully join EU's borderless Schengen zone
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 residents can travel without passport checks.
Impact for Brits as Romania and Bulgaria join the EU's Schengen Zone
Romania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen Area on January 1, 2025, ending land border checks with other Schengen countries — but it means one rule has to now be followed by Brits
Bulgaria’s Schengen Membership Brings Relief to Drivers and Carriers
Bulgaria's entry into the Schengen area has already begun to positively impact transport operations, according to the latest reports. Traffic has been flowing smoothly without significant delays or congestion,
Romania and Bulgaria Join Schengen Zone: A New Era for European Travel
Bulgaria and Romania have become full members of the Schengen Area on January 1, 2025, marking a significant expansion of the world's largest borderless travel zone.
Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone
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 countries.Romania and Bulgaria,
Romania and Bulgaria celebrate full Schengen membership with border ceremonies
The Bulgarian border
Dog becomes first to freely cross Romania into Hungary under Schengen agreement
A dog has become the first being to cross the Romania-Hungary border since Romania joined the border-free Schengen Area on ...
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Have a Schengen visa? You can now visit two new countries from the UAE
Fancy a new adventure this year?. Have a Schengen visa? You can now visit two new countries from the UAE. . Travel.
The Schengen area expands: two new countries to join in 2025
This is one of the things that changed on January 1, 2025: two new countries, Romania and Bulgaria, joined the Schengen area.