The countires joined the Schengen area in March after years of negotiations, providing free access for travelers arriving in both countries by air or sea. However, land border checks remained in ...

Member countries of the Schengen area Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy ...

Bulgaria and Romania became full members of the Schengen area of free movement, after a thirteen-year-long wait. While ...

The EES (Entry Exit System) and ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorisation System) are automated IT systems for registering and controlling the personal data of nationals of non-EU countries ...

Two Eastern European nations, Romania and Bulgaria, became full members of the European Schengen Area on January 1, 2025. The two countries, which both joined the European Union in 2007, had been ...