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Frustration in Romania and Bulgaria after Schengen rejection

Giurgiu (Romania) (AFP) - After more than 10 years waiting to be admitted into the Schengen zone, Bulgaria and Romania were once more turned away after two EU countries vetoed their admission.

AFP

Investigation exposes 'cage-like' migrant detention sites in Eastern Europe

A consortium of investigative journalists has exposed deplorable conditions at so-called "black sites" in Eastern Europe where migrants are reportedly being detained to prevent them from seeking asylum.

Radio France Internationale

EU welcomes Croatia into Schengen, blocks Bulgaria, Romania

Brussels (AFP) - The EU on Thursday approved Croatia as the newest member of the border check-free Schengen zone from next month, but Austria and the Netherlands blocked Romania and Bulgaria from joining.

AFP

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Croatia to join Europe's passport-free Schengen area from January

European Union countries agreed Thursday to allow Croatia to fully open its borders and participate in Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone, but Bulgaria and Romania were told that they must wait longer to be allowed in.

France 24

Germany wants Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania to join Schengen - interior minister

Germany supports bids by Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania to join the Schengen area, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said in Brussels on Thursday, adding that she did not share Austria's opposition to enlargement of the visa-free travel zone.

Reuters

EU split over newest members joining ID-check-free zone

European Union countries are to weigh whether Romania, Bulgaria, and Croatia can fully open their borders and participate in Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone

The Independent UK

Bulgaria, Romania try anew to join passport-free zone

Giurgiu (Romania) (AFP) - Bulgaria and Romania fear further disappointment when EU ministers meet Thursday to review their elusive decade-plus long bid to join Europe's passport-free Schengen travel region.

AFP

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Croatia joins Europe's free-travel zone, Romania and Bulgaria barred

Croatia got the green light on Thursday to join Europe's open travel zone, but Bulgaria and Romania were kept out because of opposition led by Austria over concerns about unauthorised immigration.

Reuters

Tweet sparks Musk fever in EU's poorest corner

Belogradchik (Bulgaria) (AFP) - An off the cuff tweet by Elon Musk has left Bulgarians over the moon, hoping the world's richest man may be planning to visit the EU's poorest region.

AFP

Bulgaria presses doubters before vote on Schengen zone entry

Bulgarian Prime Minister Galab Donev on Monday said the Netherlands was opposing Bulgaria's bid to join the EU's passport-free Schengen travel region, ahead of a meeting of Europe's home affairs ministers this week to discuss the matter.

Reuters

Greece, Bulgaria discuss oil pipeline bypassing Bosphorus Strait

An EU embargo on Russian oil and a transit fee hike to use the Bosphorus Strait are reviving a shelved pipeline plan.

Al Jazeera

Bulgaria's GERB given a week to form government and end stalemate

Bulgaria's largest political party, the centre-right GERB, was given seven days Monday to try to form a government to lead the country out of a prolonged political impasse amid high energy costs and looming economic slowdown.

Reuters

Bulgarians protest reinstatement of paper election ballots

Hundreds of people have attended a street protest in Bulgaria’s capital to oppose a revision of the Election Code that reinstates paper ballots

The Independent UK

Best value ski destinations for Brits this winter according to Skyscanner

Livigno in Italy, Borovets in Bulgaria and Les Houches in France are some of the European ski destinations which have cheap drinks and pass prices, and are a cheap flight away

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The Independent UK

German president presses N Macedonia on EU-required reforms

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has urged North Macedonia to acknowledge the presence of an ethnic Bulgarian minority in the country, amid other actions required to speed up its European Union accession process

The Guardian - UK

Where does Saudi Arabia’s win over Argentina rank in World Cup shocks?

USA stunned England in 1950 while Senegal provided the first big upset of the 21st century tournaments by beating France

The Independent UK

Bulgaria to let Russian oil refinery export despite EU ban

Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep operating and exporting oil products to the European Union until the end of 2024 despite warnings by Brussels that it is against the bloc’s sanctions

The Guardian - UK

‘An unforgettable rail journey’: my night on the Istanbul-Sofia Express

The overnight service from Turkey to Bulgaria started running again this year and was voted one of the world’s best journeys for 2023 by Lonely Planet

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Reuters

EU pushes to add Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania to passport-free travel zone

The European Commission called on Wednesday for Romanian, Bulgarian and Croatian citizens to be able to travel freely without passports across Europe, which would expand the so-called Schengen area with no border checks to 29 countries.

Reuters

Analysis-Bulgaria's euro zone entry threatened by election stalemate

Bulgaria's longstanding political deadlock threatens to delay its plan to adopt the euro on Jan. 1, 2024, at a time when the eurosceptic and pro-Russian Revival party is increasingly vocal and Bulgarians themselves are deeply divided about the euro.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Arrests Two Suspects in Killing of Bulgarian Border Officer

Turkish security forces have arrested two suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a Bulgarian police officer at the border with Türkiye, regional Turkish authorities said on Tuesday. Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said the officer was killed by gunfire from the direction of a group of migrants trying…

Reuters

Bulgaria says willing to host COP29 climate talks

Bulgaria is willing to host global climate talks in two years time, the country's president said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Turkey arrests two suspects in killing of Bulgarian border officer

Turkish security forces have arrested two suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a Bulgarian police officer at the border with Turkey, regional Turkish authorities said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bulgarian lawmakers give government month to devise Ukraine military aid plan

Bulgaria should send military aid to Ukraine, the parliament decided on Thursday, giving the caretaker government one month to come up with a plan for what weapons the Black Sea country could send to support Kyiv.

Reuters

Romania plans to boost Black Sea talks, military procurement

Romania will speed up defence procurement and intensify talks with Turkey, Bulgaria and Georgia to counter potential spillovers from Russia's war in Ukraine towards the Black Sea, the country's supreme defence council said on Tuesday.

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