EU challenged to accept Bulgaria into the Schengen area

The Romanian Liberal MEP Norica Nicolai recently said that the exclusion of Romania and Bulgaria from the Schengen area may result in a thread to the European Security after the Ukrainian crises that the world faced. According to the Romanian politician, the European Union is now challenged to admit Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Area. Otherwise it will risk to allow “gaps to appear in the defenses of Europe.” The Liberal said that now it is time for Europe to show unity, rather than to send signals of division between West and East European countries.

According to the Liberal Norica Nicolai, if the Schengen area is not unified and integrated with Romania and Bulgaria becoming part of the Schengen agreement, this will result in gaps that will appear in the defenses of Europe. Romania and Bulgaria got a formal approval by the European Parliament to enter the Schengen zone back in 2011. Since then, the two countries have been vetoed by the governments of Finland and Netherlands, Germany and France. These vetos were based on different judicial concerns. As the Romanian Liberal pointed out Romania and Bulgaria have been implementing best border control technologies and standards for years and thus they should not be victims of internal political struggles.