Romania, Bulgaria and Schengen Area

Bulgaria, Romania become full members in Schengen travel zone
Bulgaria and Romania marked a historic milestone by fully integrating into the Schengen Area eliminating ID checks at land borders with neighboring European Union countries
Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe’s Schengen travel zone
Bulgaria and Romania are holding ceremonies to mark their full membership in Europe’s Schengen area, the culmination of years of negotiations by the Eastern European countries to join the ID check-free travel zone.
Impact for Brits as Romania and Bulgaria join the EU's Schengen Zone
Romania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen Area on January 1, 2025, ending land border checks with other Schengen countries — but it means one rule has to now be followed by Brits
Romania, Bulgaria fully join EU's borderless Schengen zone
Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel without passport checks.
Romania & Bulgaria get full Schengen accession
Romania and Bulgaria became part of the Schengen Zone by air and sea on March 31, 2024, but not also through land borders. In spite of meeting the technical criteria since 2012, Austria continuously opposed the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area citing irregular migration concerns.
Bulgaria’s Schengen Membership Brings Relief to Drivers and Carriers
Bulgaria's entry into the Schengen area has already begun to positively impact transport operations, according to the latest reports. Traffic has been flowing smoothly without significant delays or congestion,
Romania And Bulgaria Fully Join Schengen Zone After 13-year Wait
Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen free movement area at midnight local time on Wednesday (2200 GMT), ending more than 13 years of waiting.
Romania and Bulgaria become full members of EU's Schengen zone
Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can travel without passport checks.
Romania, Bulgaria join borderless Schengen zone
Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone on Wednesday, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two eastern European countries.Romania and Bulgaria,
Romania and Bulgaria celebrate full Schengen membership with border ceremonies
The Bulgarian border
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Dog becomes first to freely cross Romania into Hungary under Schengen agreement
A dog has become the first being to cross the Romania-Hungary border since Romania joined the border-free Schengen Area on New Year's Day 2025.