Bulgaria’s caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov claimed on October 10 that the country received “extremely serious ...

Acting Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov stated today in Luxembourg that Bulgaria has received substantial support for full Schengen membership during a meeting of the EU Council. In response to a ...

The Schengen Area was established in 1985. Before Bulgaria and Romania’s admission, it was comprised of 23 of the 27 EU member countries, along with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

The authorities in Sofia expect a decision on full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Schengen by the end of the year.

The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union plans to include the topic of lifting land border checks for Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen area on the agenda for the European ...

Romania and Bulgaria must fully join the Schengen area, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said yesterday in the plenary ...

European Commissioner for Internal Affairs Ylva Johansson addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg urging the abolition of land border ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban emphasized the importance of securing full Schengen membership for Bulgaria and Romania during his addre ...

The Hungarian presidency of the EU Council asks that Romania and Bulgaria become full members of the Schnegen Zone by the end of this year, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban told the plenum of the European ...

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) has passed a resolution submitted by the Save Romania Union (USR) and the Bulgarian Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, calling on ...

At a joint press conference with Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson in Luxembourg on Thursday, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said the Schengen area, still under serious pressure from migration ...

"A war and fighting is currently underway at the EU borders, which makes it all the more important to fulfil Schengen expectations," Pintér said.