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Austria drops veto on Bulgaria and Romania’s full Schengen membership

Austria has lifted its veto on Romania and Bulgaria’s full membership of the Schengen area, the Austrian Ministry of Interior has announced. “We can take the next step at the EU (Justice and Home Affairs) Council,” Interior Minister Gerhard..

10.12.24 08:59 |

President of Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Bulgaria’s full membership of Schengen will accelerate business relations with Austria

Bulgaria and Romania will be fully admitted to the Schengen area, said Walter Ruck, President of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce and Industry said during a meeting with Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova in Vienna. Austrian businesses have always..

05.12.24 12:12 |
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Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin is among the contemporary composers of world renown

Recently, the Austrian city of Salzburg awarded its highest honor in the field of arts and culture to the composer of Bulgarian descent Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin. ‎ The Großer Kunstpreis des Landes Salzburg is the second state award..

04.12.24 12:55 |
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson

European Commissioner Ylva Johansson is optimistic about Bulgaria and Romania’s entering the Schengen Area by land soon

“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she said she was optimistic about Austria’s decision. Asked what the arguments are for blocking the..

22.11.24 09:45 |

Austrian Ambassador gets acquainted with the situation on the Bulgarian-Turkish border

The Ambassador of Austria H.E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm visited the Bulgarian-Turkish border yesterday at the invitation of the Director of the Border Police Directorate General, the press service of the Ministry of Interior announced today. Together with the..

20.11.24 15:34 |
Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér

Austria has not expressed any categorical position, as yet, on the full accession to Schengen of Bulgaria and Romania

Hungary’s Interior Minister Sándor Pintér stated that abolishing checks at Bulgaria and Romania’s land borders will be on the agenda of the meeting of European interior ministers in December. Interior Minister refuses to predict deadline for..

11.10.24 09:04 |
The Danube near Budapest

The Danube must become an internal river for the European Union

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has pointed out the need for all the countries of the Danube region to join the European Union and for the Danube to become an internal river for the EU, BNT has reported.  This year,..

21.06.24 08:55 |

11 people injured as Bulgarian cruise ship crashes into concrete wall in Austria

Eleven people were injured when a Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into a concrete wall in a sluice on the River Danube in the northern Austrian town of Aschach an der Donau overnight, local police said on Saturday, Reuters reports. Some 160..

30.03.24 13:02 |
Gerhard Karner

Austria still won't lift the veto on Bulgaria's entry into Schengen with land borders

Austria will wait for the results of the opening of the Schengen area to Bulgaria and Romania by air and water, and only then will it reflect on the opening of the land borders, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said before the meeting of..

04.03.24 15:11 |

Austria must maintain its veto on Bulgaria and Romania, says Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner

The veto against the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area should be maintained, Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said in an interview with Di Pr esse.  "It's not only about Romania and Bulgaria. The entire migration system..

13.01.24 13:27 |
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