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ČT24 | Negotiations on the full admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area
At their meeting in Brussels today, EU interior ministers are expected to approve the full admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area from January 1, next year. Austria, a long-time critic of such a move, has confirmed it will not oppose it. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented live in Czech TV daily broadcast.
12. December 2024
This will make travelling much easier without having to show a document at internal borders, as we know it in the Czech Republic. Since the spring, both Bulgaria and Romania have been members of the Schengen area for sea and air transport, and it has proved that this has not brought any major problems, quite the contrary.
You can listen to the full interview here.