SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria and Romania have received permission to join Europe’s passport- and visa-free Schengen Area, starting in March, the governments of the two countries said. The move initially ...

Beginning January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will start using the euro as its main currency, making it the 21st country to adopt the euro and join the European Union. Bulgaria’s ability to join the European ...

(CNN) — The European Council has decided to enlarge the border-free Schengen area to include Bulgaria and Romania, the council’s Spanish presidency said Saturday. Controls on air and sea borders will ...

Bulgaria and Romania will become full members of the Schengen Agreement as early as January 1, 2025. The relevant decision was made by the Council of the European Union. We learned from experts ...

Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro on Jan. 1, 2026, after meeting all necessary criteria, the European Commission announced on Wednesday in its 2025 Convergence Report. The report, prepared at the ...

Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe) and the European Travel Commission are celebrating the first stage of Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area as controls at air and ...

Bulgaria seeks to secure partial Schengen membership by October, according to Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs. Kuneva and Hristo ...

The European Council on Tuesday formally approved Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro as its currency beginning Jan. 1, 2026, making it the 21st member of the euro area. The decision was adopted during a ...

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