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Bulgaria: Schengen Requirements are met

Mina Boycheva 08/07/2016

Bulgaria and Romania have met all the requirements for becoming members of the passport-free travel Schengen area. However, the entry is not happening. The European Commission Deputy Chief Spokesperson Mina Andreeva confirmed the two countries’ readiness to become full-fledged members of the Schengen zone in front of the European Commission, but in order for this to happen Romania and Bulgaria are in need of a unanimous decision by all EU member states.

Bulgaria and Romania have met all the requirements for becoming members of the passport-free travel Schengen area.

Several months ago some of the European leaders stated that the Schengen zone is under a threat from the migration and many countries decided to introduce temporary border controls. Bulgarian and Romania authorities stated that they are not happy but added that Schengen admission is not a priority for them today due to the same migration crisis.

Currently 22 out of 27 European Union countries are member states of the Schengen area. Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria are on their way to join the Schengen zone.

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Mina Boycheva
Mina Boycheva is a co-founder and manager of Sofia Offices with 15 years of experience in property management, sales and rentals of real estate properties. Since the beginning of 2016 she directs her energy and focus on the rentals and sales of business properties in Sofia.