“The decision to abolish internal border controls reflected a collective desire to overcome the divisions of the Cold War and to foster unity and peace” – so says the European Union, in the 40th year ...

In December of last year, the interior ministries of both Romania and Bulgaria announced that the countries would be joining the European Union’s Schengen Area. This border-free zone facilitates free ...

The Schengen Agreement is beginning to crumble. More and more countries are reintroducing border controls. They don’t want to accept asylum seekers who entered through another country. Yet Schengen ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone on Sunday, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union. After years of ...

Traveling to Europe is a dream for many. However, before setting off for your trip, you should get familiar with the rules of the Schengen area.

The Schengen area consists of 27 countries in the continent of Europe. Most – but not all – of these are in the European Union (more on this below). Countries in the Schengen area share an agreement ...

What is today a manual process for millions of travelers globally will soon be a digital one – at least in the coming years. The European Union is digitizing the Schengen visa application process by ...

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