Text size

European Parliament calls for Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen via land borders by mid-2024

published on 4/11/24 2:38 PM

Photo: Getty

Long queues at border checkpoints cause problems for drivers, the environment and the European Union's internal market.

Border crossings for freight transport must be smooth and efficient. Full Schengen membership for Romania and Bulgaria is needed by 2024. This was the summary of the European Parliament's resolution to the EU Council, adopted by a show of hands on Wednesday, reports Free Europe.

Bulgaria joins Schengen by air and sea

It comes days after Bulgaria and Romania entered the Schengen area by air and sea. The European Parliament insists that the EU Council decide on Schengen by land for Bulgaria and Romania by mid-2024.

Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!

Radio Bulgaria News bulgaria european parliament land mid 2024 resolution romania schengen

More from category

Bulgarian scientists will explore nearby space from Antarctica

For the first time, the Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island will study in detail the pulsations in the Earth's ionosphere caused by solar storms and the activity of the solar corona. This is envisaged in the first Bulgarian polar..

published on 7/23/24 5:51 PM

Greek fires not advancing towards Bulgaria, Interior minister says

The fires on the Greek border have been contained and there is no fire progressing towards Bulgaria. Clearance has been made around the areas where there are old mines left over from the wars on both sides of the border, Interior Minister Kalin Stoyanov..

published on 7/23/24 4:01 PM

Ilhan Kyuchyuk elected Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament

MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk of the Renew Europe Group has been elected chair of the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee. "Today I have been elected Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. Whenever I have been elected to..

published on 7/23/24 1:59 PM