Romania bans gambling venues in small towns and villages The Romanian parliament passed a law banning gambling venues in towns and villages with population of less than to 15,000 residents, Digi24 reported. This is a compromise to the..
It is very important to maintain good manners and not to cross boundaries beyond which it would make the conversation impossible outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel said with regard to the future negotiations between GERB and We Continue the..
On March 31, Bulgaria and Romania joined the Schengen area by air and sea. Austria remains the last stumbling block stopping the two countries in their pursuit of full membership in the European area of free movement without border controls at internal..
As of March 31, internal air and sea border controls between Bulgaria and Romania and the countries of the Schengen area will be removed. At 00:20 am on March 31, the first Schengen flight arrives at Sofia Airport from Naples. After arriving at the..
Border checks between Bulgaria and Romania on the river Danube will continue after the two countries’ accession to the Schengen area by air and water on 31 March, a European Commission source told the BNR, adding that river borders between the member..
Bulgaria's main objective remains the abolition of land border controls within the Schengen area as soon as possible this year, National Assembly Speaker Rosen Zhelyazkov told Austrian National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka, reported BTA...
After the elections for the European Parliament, I expect a decision that Bulgaria and Romania can join Schengen also by land, said the Vice-President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas. Progress should be expected at the end of this year..
Romania expects to enter Schengen by land by the end of the year Romania will join the Schengen area via its land borders by the end of the year, said Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in an interview with local TV station Antenna 3,..
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..
The candidate of the Party of European Socialists (PES) for President of the European Commission, Nicolas Schmit, expressed full support for the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen. He said this at a meeting with the former..
