Bulgaria and Romania officially join the Schengen Area, marking the end of years of negotiations and enabling borderless travel within the EU.
Bulgaria and Romania officially joined the Schengen Area Tuesday night, with ceremonies taking place to celebrate the end of lengthy negotiations, AP reports.
As of midnight, identification checks at the land borders between these countries and their neighboring EU members ceased, allowing free travel across the 27-member bloc.
Both countries had partially joined in March, with travel restricted to air and sea arrivals.
On Tuesday, the interior ministers of Bulgaria and Romania met at the Ruse-Giurgiu border to mark the opening, while another ceremony took place at a Hungary-Romania border crossing.
The Schengen expansion followed months of efforts by Hungary during its EU presidency.
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The European Commission has tightened Schengen visa rules for Russian citizens, limiting most new applicants to single-entry permits, citing security risks linked to the war in Ukraine.
From Sunday, all non-EU citizens, including British visitors, will face new biometric checks when entering and exiting the European Union under its long-delayed Entry/Exit System (EES).
Romania and Bulgaria may become full members of Europe's borderless Schengen travel zone in January 2025, Hungary said on Friday, adding a final decision would be made at next month's meeting of EU interior ministers.
A senior U.S. official said on Monday that the memorandum of understanding linked to the U.S.-Iran agreement had been signed by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has been signed by the U.S. and Iran, though details have yet to be made public and both countries said a permanent truce is yet to be negotiated.
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G7 leaders said on Wednesday they stand united to support Ukraine, including its territorial integrity, and agreed to increase sanctions on Russia, in a joint statement.
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