Austria has dropped its long-standing veto to Bulgaria and Romania joining the passport free Schengen zone, opening the door ...

Austria's Interior Minister Gerhard Kraner, speaks to media during statements with Romanian counterpart Lucian Bode in ...

This coverage is good in Schengen countries as well as Cyprus, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Another insurer, AXA, offers coverage for medical expenses up to €100,000 (roughly $110,000 ...

However, despite Austria’s agreement, the Netherlands could still impede the process. The Dutch government gave the green light in 2023 for Bulgaria and Romania to join Schengen, before Geert Wilders’ ...

Besides Cyprus, Ireland is the other EU country that’s not in the Schengen Area. Similarly though, it has its own 90-day limit for tourists. Ireland also remains a good option for Brits ...

Holders of Schengen visas (text on the visa reads “valid for Schengen states” in the language of the issuing country) may spend up to 90 days in a given 180 days period in the Schengen area ...

On 22 November in Budapest, the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Romania and Austria signed a declaration on the full ...

The ban applies to travellers from countries which are members of the Schengen border-free travel area. The UK, Ireland and other non-Schengen countries are unaffected. US citizens are also exempt.

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

BUCHAREST, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Romania and Bulgaria will fully join Europe's open-borders Schengen area from January 2025 after a crucial meeting in neighbouring Hungary on Friday, Romanian Prime ...