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
Romania should have joined the Schengen Area in 2011, but this has been repeatedly postponed due to opposition from some member countries, among which the Netherlands, Austria and Germany
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Romania still has major objectives to achieve – Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has said at the Annual Reunion of the Romanian diplomacy
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An EU member since 2007, Romania was scheduled to join the visa-free Schengen area in 2011
The Presidents of Romania and Egypt, Klaus Iohannis and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, had official talks in Bucharest
PM Viorica Dancila has given assurances in Brussels that the Cohesion Policy is Romania's priority at European level
President Iohannis says British gov't must clarify its position after Parliament rejected Brexit deal
