Bulgaria and Romania will be in Schengen by air and water from March 2024. The EU Council’s decision was announced late last night. We will remember this Spanish rotating presidency. It seemed like the last chance for us for quite some time to take the decisive step – by air and water, but in Schengen. … Read more
Schengen-Air first important joint step Vienna (OTS) – Romania and Bulgaria are important economic partners for Austria’s economy; our companies are the second most important foreign investor in both countries and have important sales markets in the region. The WKÖ therefore welcomes the current agreement with regard to Schengen Air as an important joint step. … Read more
“I have always said that the rule works in Brussels – until everything is agreed, nothing is agreed. Here a little youth and management experience played a bad joke. A huge work – which both the government, the parliament, and Kiril Petkov and I have done in the committees, is currently subject to a dose … Read more
Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia really want to join the EU. What does it mean to become “real Europeans”? On December 14, the European Council decided to begin negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the European Union. Georgia received candidate status for EU membership. The process of joining the EU consists of several … Read more
The Ministry of Tourism has announced the expansion of the tourist visa “electronically” for citizens of several countries, including Turkey, Thailand, Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Mauritius. Visitors can now request a tourist visa online or upon their arrival at one of the Kingdom’s international ports, bringing the total number of countries permitted … Read more
Austrian President Alexander van der Bellen approves the membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Schengen, unlike the country’s government. He stated this in response to a question from BTA. “You know that my opinion differs from that of the government, which imposed a veto, and despite the recommendation of the European Commission to accept Bulgaria … Read more
Significant progress has been made in the last six months in guarding the Bulgarian-Turkish border. This is due both to our efforts and to the help of interested European countries such as Austria and Germany, said Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov in Berlin. He was on a short visit to the German capital at the invitation … Read more
Romania is already two laps ahead! Two US senators introduced a bill to support the inclusion of neighbors in the Visa Waiver program, allowing visa-free travel to the US for up to 90 days. This was announced by the Romanian embassy in the USA, quoted by Digi 24 and BTA. The initiative came from Richard … Read more
The Schengen veto remains in force for Bulgaria and Romania. This was confirmed by Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, quoted by Kronen Zeitung. He repeated his already familiar position. Even if successes are achieved at the EU summit on migration, Nehamer has no intention of giving up the veto on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania … Read more
The Austrian chancellor Carl Nehammer defended his country’s decision in an interview with ORF on Sunday veto Bulgaria and Romania for Schengen. He reiterated part of the reasons for the refusal already given by him and by the Minister of the Interior – there is not enough pressure against illegal border crossings by migrants. If … Read more