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The Latest Breaking News from Schengen

EU approves full Schengen membership for Bulgaria, Romania

Approval comes after Austria lifted its veto, claiming its demands on tackling illegal immigration had been met.

Al Jazeera

Schengen: Two more countries added to ID-check free travel area

The countires officially joined the Schengen area in March after years of negotiations

The Independent UK

Bulgaria and Romania 'one step closer' to full membership in Schengen zone, Hungary says

Hungarian officials say Bulgaria and Romania could become full members of Europe’s Schengen travel zone starting at the beginning of 2025

The Independent UK

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Anti-immigration mood sweeping EU threatens its new asylum strategy

The bloc’s migration pact, finally agreed after a decade of talks, is already in peril as states outdo each other in efforts to get tough

The Guardian - UK

‘The end of Schengen’: Germany’s new border controls put EU unity at risk

Critics say tightened land border checks a ‘transparent’ bid to appease far right that breaches free movement rights

The Guardian - UK

UK citizens travelling to EU next summer will have to pay €7 visa-waiver charge

Scheme will mirror US Esta and apply to travel to Schengen area, with under-18s and over-70s exempt

The Guardian - UK

Most Britons unaware of new EU biometric border controls set to be enforced from October

Travellers from the UK must have their fingerprints scanned and a photograph taken before entering EU and Schengen Area countries

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Gaza war surgeon feels ‘criminalised’ after being denied entry to France

Prof Ghassan Abu-Sitta says Schengen-wide ban imposed by Germany appears to be attempt to silence witness testimony

The Guardian - UK

Romania And Bulgaria Partially Join Schengen Travel Zone

Romania and Bulgaria take steps towards Schengen integration, facing border checks. Croatia granted full accession. Efforts to address challenges for smoot...

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Bulgaria, Romania partially join EU's visa-free Schengen zone

Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks after a 13-year wait.

France 24

‘Air Schengen’: Austria to relax air, sea borders with Romania and Bulgaria

Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join the European Schengen area of free movement by sea and air in March 2024, the Romanian government has said.

Radio France Internationale

Holiday boost for Brits as new visa fee for travelling in EU is delayed

When the scheme launches, people from outside EU countries and wider Schengen area will have to register online and pay for a three-year permit

Chronicle Live

Britons could be fingerprinted at EU borders as passport stamps are phased out

The new procedures are designed to keep track of non-EU travellers who overstay their limited time in the Schengen Area

Wales Online

30 European countries Brits have to pay to enter once ETIAS visa waiver launches in late 2023

UK Passport holders will be charged a small fee to enter 30 Schengen zone countries - including most of the EU - from November 2023

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Reuters

Germany wants Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania to join Schengen - interior minister

Germany supports bids by Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to join the Schengen area, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in Brussels on Thursday, adding that she did not share Austria's opposition to enlargement of the visa-free travel zone.

Reuters

Bulgaria presses doubters before vote on Schengen zone entry

Bulgarian Prime Minister Galab Donev on Monday said the Netherlands was opposing Bulgaria's bid to join the EU's passport-free Schengen travel region, ahead of a meeting of Europe's home affairs ministers this week to discuss the matter.

Reuters

Croatia gets green light for Schengen admission from European Parliament

The European Parliament on Thursday cleared the way for the admission of Croatia to the bloc's passport-free Schengen area, leaving the final decision in the hands of the EU's government leaders.

Glasgow Live

New date Brits travelling to Spain, France, Italy and Greece will be charged to enter

The EU has updated those planning to visit Italy, Spain, France and Greece on the launch date for a scheme that will see UK passport holders pay a charge to enter the country.

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EU's border-free Schengen zone needs overhaul, political leadership - Macron

The European Union's border-free Schengen area should be managed by regular ministerial meetings, just like the euro zone, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, adding that this could start as early as next month.

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