In October 2023, Bulgaria introduced a fee of €10 per MWh of Russian gas passing through its territory, prompting Hungary to threaten to block Bulgaria's Schengen membership. The Bulgarian parliament ...

Notwithstanding "multiple crises, a transitional institutional period of severe political headwinds and institutional obstruction", Hungary brought about "historic decisions" under its EU presidency, ...

Schengen is now a symbol of the migration crisis driving the backlash against globalization and the ascendance of ...

Bulgaria’s tourism industry has experienced remarkable growth in 2024, welcoming a record-breaking 10.7 million foreign ...

Cyprus plans to address all necessary technical requirements to join the Schengen area by 2025, as stated by President Nikos ...

Two Eastern European nations, Romania and Bulgaria, became full members of the European Schengen Area on January 1, 2025. The two countries, which both joined the European Union in 2007, had been ...

Activists told BIRN they gave the Bulgarian police the exact coordinates of three young migrants who were in distress after ...

Bulgaria and Romania became full members of the Schengen area of free movement, after a thirteen-year-long wait. While ...

"Romania has joined the European Union's Schengen area, and a dog was the first to cross the Romania-Hungary border freely," ...

The '10-year' passport rule has been explained as an urgent warning has been issued to anyone who still has a burgundy one.

Greek drivers are flocking to Bulgaria for cheaper petrol after Bulgaria and Romania joined the Schengen zone on 1 January ...

As Bulgaria joined Europe's borderless travel zone, Greeks have been blocking to neighboring country where petrol is cheaper ...