Schengen Agreement
A Caretaker Cabinet in the Netherlands is Unlikely to let Bulgaria into Schengen
Having a caretaker government in the Netherlands until the end of the year means that it is unlikely to sign Bulgaria's entry into Schengen, which requires unanimity among member states.
This is what "Politico" writes in an article dedicated to the political crisis in the Netherlands.
The European Parliament: Bulgaria and Romania must enter Schengen by the End of 2023
Members of the European Parliament called on the Council (the member states) to approve the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area by the end of 2023, reported the institution's press service.
Slovenia failed to notify Brussels of pandemic-related border checks
Luxembourg – Slovenia did not inform the European Commission of the re-introduction of border checks on EU borders due to the Covid pandemic in the summer of 2020 and the spring of 2021 and the Commission did not check compliance with Schengen rules, the European Court of Auditors has found.
Slovenian minister supports tighter rules on internal border checks
Luxembourg – The EU interior ministers have reached agreement on a negotiating basis to reform the Schengen Borders Code as part of which the rules when a Schengen member state wants to reintroduce internal border controls would be tightened. Slovenian Interior Minister Tatjana Bobnar stressed at Friday’s ministerial that these checks must be temporary.
Most EU member states have opened their borders as of today, but...
Both Germany and France have opened the borders, while a smaller number of countries, including Spain and Portugal, should open their borders to their neighbors by the end of the month.
EC: Non-EU and Non-Schengen Travellers are Permitted to Enter EU from July 1
After almost four months, travellers from third-countries will finally be eligible to travel to the Schengen Area. Starting from July 1, the European Commission will start permitting non-EU and non-Schengen travellers to enter the borderless territory, gradually and partially.
Concern mounts that border measures threaten EU free travel
The future of ID-check free travel across 26 European countries is at risk if governments do not ease soon the emergency border restrictions they introduced to halt the spread of the coronavirus, European Union lawmakers and officials warned Tuesday.
EU backs keeping external borders shut until mid-June over coronavirus
The European Union (EU) executive on Friday backed keeping curbs on travel to the continent in place for another 30 days until mid-June as part of extraordinary measures to limit the spread of coronavirus but also hurting trade and tourism.
Presidents of EU Parliament and Commission Show Their Support for Romania's Accession to Schengen Area
Voices supporting the admission of Romania into the Schengen Area have been raised immediately after the country took the rotating EU presidency, reported schengenvisainfo.com
WITH HUGE MAJORITY: The EP Supported Bulgaria and Romania for Schengen
/Balkan Insight/ The European Parliament on Tuesday adopted a report stressing that Romania and Bulgaria's readiness to join the Schengen Agreement should not be linked to the rule of law in the two countries, despite the lack of consensus on the matter in the European Council, the European Union's top decision-making body.