The Schengen zone is the largest area of free movement in the world, according to the commission. The scheme has occasionally caused friction among its member states, including over flashpoint ...

This is a great success for both countries. And a historic moment for the Schengen area - the largest area of free movement in the world,” Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European ...

European Union ministers have agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania join Europe’s ID-check free travel zone ... and traveling within the Schengen area. Freedom of movement is central to European ...

The Schengen free movement zone now encompasses all EU countries except Cyprus and Ireland. It also includes Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Only a few days left until the borders between Romania and Bulgaria close as the countries join the Schengen Area — a border-free region that guarantees the free movement of millions of EU citizens.

Jan 1 (Reuters) - Romania and Bulgaria scrapped land border controls to become full members of the European Union's Schengen free-travel area on Wednesday, joining an expanded bloc of countries ...

The Schengen Area is a border-free zone that allows free movement between countries in the EU, that are members. This equates to around 400 million citizens. Croatia was the last nation to join ...

Slovenia, Croatia and Italy signed a memorandum on trilateral police patrols to be dispatched to the external Schengen border ...

The team will intensify its efforts to speed up the procedure of the implementation of decision as a prelude to the final announcement to allow UAE citizens visa free travel to Schengen Area.

Bulgaria and Romania rang in the new year with full entry to the European Union’s passport-free Schengen area, promising a fresh boost to their economies. The lifting of controls at land borders ...

Bulgaria and Romania have officially been welcomed into Europe’s border-free zone, becoming full members of the Schengen Area this ... the world’s largest free movement area.