The prospect of Romania and Bulgaria joining the passport-free Schengen area appears to be dimming ahead of a key vote in Brussels, where their fate rests on a unanimous endorsement. … Read More
Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania are “ready” to join the passport-free Schengen Area after having “strongly proven” they meet all the necessary criteria, the European Commission has said. Schengen enables cross-border … Read More
Since its creation in 1985 in a small Luxembourgish town, the Schengen Area has become one of most emblematic and tangible results of European integration: entire generations have grown used to … Read More
The European Parliament has urged EU countries to allow Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen free-travel area as soon as possible. Both have been members of the EU for … Read More
The visa-free deal between the European Union and Serbia is under renewed scrutiny after a steep rise in irregular border crossings from the Balkan country into the bloc. In the … Read More
The European Commission on Friday issued new guidelines to further tighten visa access for Russian citizens. Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said the new rules were in response to the … Read More
Something unusual is happening on the Czech-Slovak border. Except for a brief period in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 250 kilometre-long border separating the two countries has largely … Read More
The European Union has decided to fully suspend a 2007 agreement that was meant to give preferential treatment to visa applications made by Russian nationals. The decision was in response to … Read More
European Union countries are split over whether to ban Russian tourists from visiting the bloc, a measure Kyiv has called for to punish Moscow for its war on Ukraine. Volodymyr … Read More
While most people in Europe and the Western Balkans can simply pack their suitcase, buy a ticket and grab their passport to go to their summer vacation destination of choice, … Read More
