Romania has unsuccessfully been trying for 11 years to join the Schengen travel movement space. Last week Austria and the Netherlands voted against Romanias and Bulgarias Schengen accession.
Romania enjoys the full support from Brussels for its accession to Schengen. There are also positive signals regarding the lifting of the Mechanism for Cooperation and Verification
The Parliament of the Netherlands asks the government in The Hague not to hurry in relation to the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria.
The European Parliament discussed Romania's and Bulgaria's Schengen accession in Strasbourg
On Wednesday the European Commission called on the Council to greenlight as soon as possible Romania, Bulgaria and Croatias entry into the border-free Schengen area
A fully functional Schengen zone is needed to guarantee the free movement and the EUs economic recovery, members of the European Parliament have recently said
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A non-binding resolution adopted by the European Parliament calls on the European Council to take a swift and affirmative decision on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania as fully-fledged members of the Schengen area
Romanias president has traveled to Ruse, Bulgaria, for talks with his counterparts from Bulgaria and Austria.
