In a touching and surprising moment, a stray dog became the first “traveler” to cross the newly opened border between Hungary and Romania, after Romania joined the Schengen Area. According to ...

Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can ...

Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's free-travel Schengen Area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose residents can ...

Germany's Foreign Ministry has launched a new digital platform for visa applications, with its Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock hailing it as "a real administrative revolution" in a press release.

The Schengen area now covers 25 of the 27 EU member states, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Ireland and Cyprus are not members of the Schengen zone. REUTERS ...

Austria's initial objections delayed Romania and Bulgaria's full Schengen inclusion, which began partially in March 2007 with land border checks remaining due to migration concerns. Listen to Story ...

Bulgaria and Romania rang in the new year with full entry to the European Union’s passport-free Schengen area, promising a fresh boost to their economies. The lifting of controls at land borders ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Ceremonies were held just before midnight Tuesday to mark Bulgaria's and Romania's full membership in Europe's Schengen area, the culmination of years of negotiations by ...

(Reuters) -Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries whose ...

Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two Eastern European countries. The expansion ...