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Schengen Enlargement: Romania and Bulgaria Move Closer, Austria Remains Reluctant
A political agreement is emerging between Romania, Bulgaria, and Austria in the discussion about the expansion of the Schengen area. Romania and Bulgaria are aiming to apply the Schengen acquis at their air and sea borders from March 2024, but Austria remains cautious about the two countries fully joining the Schengen zone.
At the beginning of December, Gerhard Karner offered to drop the Schengen borders for air traffic with Bulgaria and Romania in exchange for stricter border controls / Picture: © BMI Bundesministerium für Inneres / Jürgen Makowecz
According to the Romanian government, an agreement in principle has been reached with Austria on the abolition of border controls on air and sea traffic from March 2024. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov confirmed this political agreement, which they saw as a significant step for their countries. However, the Austrian Ministry of the…
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