Around the borders: whether Bulgaria and Romania will finally join Schengen, how Romania and Ukraine rediscovered each other and should we expect a turn in Poland's foreign policy
Around the borders: whether Bulgaria and Romania will finally join Schengen, how Romania and Ukraine rediscovered each other and should we expect a turn in Poland's foreign policy
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An unexpected proposal by Austria on accepting Bulgaria and Romania into Schengen reignited debates about when and how these two EU states could also become members of the free movement zone. To be exact, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has announced that Austria is ready to remove borders for air traffic from Bulgaria and Romania. The land borders will retain their current status, as Bulgaria and Romania will not be officially Schengen members. The price? Hosting refugees from Syria and Afghanistan in both countries, a three-fold increase in Frontex presence in Bulgaria and intensified controls at the Romanian-Bulgarian and Romanian-Hungarian borders.
Around the borders: whether Bulgaria and Romania will finally join Schengen, how Romania and Ukraine rediscovered each other and should we expect a turn in Poland's foreign policy
Around the borders: whether Bulgaria and…
Around the borders: whether Bulgaria and Romania will finally join Schengen, how Romania and Ukraine rediscovered each other and should we expect a turn in Poland's foreign policy
An unexpected proposal by Austria on accepting Bulgaria and Romania into Schengen reignited debates about when and how these two EU states could also become members of the free movement zone. To be exact, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner has announced that Austria is ready to remove borders for air traffic from Bulgaria and Romania. The land borders will retain their current status, as Bulgaria and Romania will not be officially Schengen members. The price? Hosting refugees from Syria and Afghanistan in both countries, a three-fold increase in Frontex presence in Bulgaria and intensified controls at the Romanian-Bulgarian and Romanian-Hungarian borders.