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Setting the date for the lifting of controls at the Schengen internal land borders with Bulgaria and Romania will require a new decision of the Council, says the official statement after Thursday's meeting of EU interior ministers. The next…

A new state, Sweden, through the a state secretary for Migration, has stated that reforming the system is necessary before the expansion of the Schengen area. In Tuesday's meeting of EU interior ministers, there will be no vote on…

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 Romanian Foreign Minister, Bogdan Aurescu, summoned the Austrian ambassador to Bucharest, Adelheid Folie, on Thursday evening to the MFA headquarters to convey the MFA's protest against "Austria's unjustified and unfriendly attitude",…

Romania, which has been waiting for entry into Schengen for 11 years, does not enter the European area of ​​free movement this time either, although it had the support of 26 EU member states. Austria managed to block the favorable decision…

The file regarding Romania's accession to the Schengen Area is on the agenda of the JHA Council on Thursday, despite the opposition of Austria, which would have wanted Romania and Bulgaria out and Croatia in. The agenda of the Justice…

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader has said on Thursday that an emergency ordinance on Criminal Codes is ‘under analysis’. The statement was made after Toader met Senate Speaker Calin Popescu Tariceanu, ALDE leader, to discuss details on…

Romania has no chance to join Schengen in the upcoming two years, PM Ponta suggested told in Amman on Saturday during his official visit paid to Jordan. The Romanian premier said that Romania would not ask anymore to join the free zone,…

“I will attend starting at 18.00h the extraordinary and informal session of the European Council. Donald Tusk (the President of the European Council – our note) has summoned this meeting to discuss the issue of migration. The council wants…