Bulgaria’s former economy minister, Nikola Stoyanov, recently expressed concern about the country’s ability to enter the Schengen Zone by land borders by 2025. As Stoyanov pointed out, the main economic advantage of Schengen membership is that it makes cross-border movement of goods easier, which emphasizes the importance of Schengen for [...]
Prague, Madrid, and Rome airports will all have new terminals. Passengers flying with Bulgaria Air will no longer use Terminal 3 at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, but rather Terminal 1 and the authorized Schengen zone (A1-83) as of March 31. This includes bag drop-off, connecting flights, and flight registration. The [...]
Short-term Schengen visas are about to be issued by Bulgaria and Romania to foreign nationals who want to enter the Schengen Area. EU officials have emphasized that, from April 1, 2024, both Bulgaria and Romania would start granting Schengen C visas, which permit entry and a stay of up to [...]
A joint delegation from the Netherlands and Austria will assess Bulgaria’s compliance with the requirements for admission to the EU’s Schengen Zone in September of this year. Following consultations with the European Commissioner for the Interior, Ylva Johansson, and the Dutch Minister of Migration, Eric van der Burgh, the Bulgarian [...]