When planning a trip to Europe and beyond, travellers holding a Schengen visa may be surprised to learn that they can access several non-Schengen countries as well. The Schengen visa grants entry ...

European Union ministers have agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania join Europe’s ID-check free travel zone, known as the Schengen area, by lifting land border controls from next year. The news ...

The patience of many passengers at German airports was tested when a technical failure paralysed the automatic border check systems at major airports nationwide for several hours on Friday afternoon.

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Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area ...

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport's terminal will be expanded which will include a dedicated area for UK flights and other non-Schengen ...

German Federal Police said they were experiencing country-wide tech problems, causing severe delays at airport border controls. Non-Schengen passengers are the most affected. IT systems used by ...

Bulgaria and Romania are holding ceremonies to mark their full membership in Europe’s Schengen area, the culmination of years ...

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen free movement area at midnight local time on Wednesday (2200 GMT), ...

ETIAS is due to start six months after the EU introduces the Entry/Exit System (EES), which will be an automated IT system ...

Schengen area now spans 29 countries, including several non-EU states, allowing seamless travel without border checks - ...

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