BUCHAREST/SOFIA -- Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join Europe's open-borders Schengen Area by air and sea from March 2024, with talks set to continue next year about ...

Austria has dropped its long-standing veto to Bulgaria and Romania joining the passport free Schengen zone, opening the door to their accession next year. The breakthrough development was announced on ...

Vienna praises Sofia and Bucharest for cracking down on illegal migration – but final decision will be taken in December. Romanian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu, European ...

VIENNA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Austria is dropping its veto on Romania and Bulgaria becoming full members of Europe's Schengen free-travel area, its interior ministry said on Monday, paving the way for ...

Dec. 28 (UPI) --Romania and Bulgaria are set to become part of the European Union's passport-free travel zone for flights and sea travel starting in March after Austria blocked the plan earlier this ...