Romania and Bulgaria joined Schengen

The Schengen area, which will begin with the abolition of air and sea border controls in March 2024. Their accession will increase travel, trade and tourism and further consolidate the domestic market. Discussions will continue on a further decision to lift land border controls in 2024. The enlargement of the Schengen area will make the European Union stronger as a union, both domestically and on the world stage.

The European Union recently decided to let Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen member states. To begin with, air and water border restrictions will be lifted. Consultations to remove comprehensive restrictions, including land restrictions, are still ongoing.

This will increase bilateral travel, trade and tourism. The expansion of the Schengen area of ​​the European Union can make it stronger both internally in the Union itself and from the point of view of the world scene.

Although this could happen in 2011, it was postponed to 2024 due to some obstacles.

In the last decade, the European Union has made many efforts to architecture the Schengen areas and to maintain the security of the Schengen countries without border restrictions. Now the Schengen area is also supported by a new governance model, a new evaluation mechanism and an annual reporting and monitoring cycle. The joint efforts made in recent years have made Schengen stronger and more flexible.

This is the ninth regional expansion of the Schengen member states, which will strengthen the European economy.

Significant financial support from Schengen member states will be provided to help Bulgaria and Romania protect the Union's external borders.

The Schengen area consists of 27 countries and covers an area of ​​more than 4 million square kilometers with a population of approximately 420 million people. With Romania and Bulgaria, the Schengen area will increase to 4.5 million square kilometers with a population of 450 million people.

The Schengen area is an integral part of the legal framework of the European Union. According to the treaties, all EU member states must become full members of the Schengen area when they are ready.

Immigrate to Bulgaria and Romania and obtain residence

With the accession of two countries, Romania and Bulgaria, the immigration value and PR of these countries will increase greatly. Because there is no longer an obstacle with the visa and residence of these two countries, traveling to all Schengen member countries will be easily possible.

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