Romania and Bulgaria be part of Europe’s Schengen journey zone | EUROtoday
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Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s ID-check-free journey zone on Sunday, marking a brand new step within the two nations’ integration with the European Union. After years of negotiations to hitch the so-called Schengen space, there’s now free entry for vacationers arriving by air or sea. Land border checks will stay in place, nevertheless, because of opposition primarily from Austria, which has lengthy blocked their bid over unlawful migration issues.
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