accession

The European Council approved on Thursday the start of accession negotiations to the European Union for the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Immediately after the official announcement, Maia Sandu and Volodymyr Zelenski hailed decision.…

Romania's accession to Schengen will not happen this year, and the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council meeting on December 4-5, which includes the agenda item for Romania and Bulgaria's entry into the European free movement area, will…

Romania and Bulgaria's accession to the Schengen Area is on the agenda of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council on December 5. The issue has been placed back on the agenda despite Austria repeatedly stating that it has not…

The European Commission recommended on Wednesday the start of accession negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as granting candidate country status to Georgia, according to an EC statement. "The European…

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis stated on Wednesday during a press conference in Belgium that negotiations for Romania's accession to the Schengen Area continue on all fronts, adding that the best option is for Romania and Bulgaria to…

President Klaus Iohannis says that Austria's arguments for blocking the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area do not stand, since it has accepted the accession of Croatia. On the other hand, Iohannis says that the Schengen…

Romania expects and deserves a positive decision during the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union regarding the expansion of the Schengen area, said on Tuesday the President of the European Parliament (EP), Roberta…

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto presented Austria with a "firm request" not to block Romania's accession to the Schengen Area, MTI reported on Friday. The Hungarian official says that it is in Hungary's national interest that…

The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, delivered a speech on Tuesday, at the Cotroceni Palace, on the occasion of the reception of the heads of diplomatic missions, the heads of consular offices and the directors of Romanian cultural…

Vienna remains determined to further block the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Friday in a press conference with his German counterpart Olaf Scholz, according to Austrian…