Romania And Bulgaria Fully Join Schengen Zone

Ceremonies mark full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Europe’s Schengen travel zone
Identification checks at the land borders between Bulgaria and Romania and their neighboring European Union-member countries were officially ceased at midnight, providing travelers free access to the rest of the 27-member EU bloc.
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Ceremonies were held just before midnight Tuesday to mark Bulgaria's and Romania's full membership in Europe's Schengen area, the culmination of years of negotiations by the Eastern European countries to join the ID check-free travel zone.
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