The Austrian government announced today that it is lifting its veto on Bulgaria and Romania’s full Schengen membership, paving the way for the agreement to be approved by the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council at its meeting on Thursday. Bulgaria and Romania, both members of the EU and NATO, partially joined the Schengen area in March under a deal with Austria, which had initially opposed their entry because it believed it needed to do more to fight illegal immigration. . Although Bulgaria and Romania have abolished air and sea border controls with the other 27 Schengen states, negotiations with Austria on land border controls have continued until the end of 2024. “We can do the next step in the EU (Justice and Home Affairs) Council,” says Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner, who defended the position taken by […]
Source: News Beast
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