Romania and Bulgaria fully joined the European Union's Schengen zoneon Wednesday, eliminating land border controls to other member states. The Schengen zone allows residents to travel between ...

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 midnight on ...

However, Hungary announced on Monday that it would reinstate border controls with Romania starting Wednesday, citing threats to public order and internal security. Bulgaria and Romania ...

A joint military force from Bulgaria, Austria, Romania and Hungary began working to guard the Bulgarian-Turkish border. The ...

The expansion, made possible when Austria and other members dropped their objections to the former communist countries joining, officially took place at midnight (2200 GMT) on January 1, marked by ...

The ongoing NATO exercise Steadfast Dart 2025, which runs from January 8 to February 22 across Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania, ...

The joint deployment of an additional 100 border police officers from four countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria ...

A joint contingent of border security officers from Bulgaria, Austria, Romania, and Hungary will officially begin operations ...

Romanian and Bulgarian border police work at the Giurgiu-Ruse border crossing between the two countries on Wednesday. DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP BUCHAREST — Romania and Bulgaria became full members ...

STORY: :: Romania and Bulgaria scrap land border controls to fully join the EU’s Schengen free-travel area :: Ruse border crossing, Bulgaria :: January 1, 2025 :: December 31, 2024 The countries' ...