Correspondence Dan Alexe // The long road to Schengen: Romania and Bulgaria’s accession is a message to Russia
The member states of the European Union agreed on Thursday, December 12, to approve the full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area of free movement, starting January 1, 2025. The two countries immediately welcomed “a historic decision”, after more than a decade of waiting. “A great victory for Bulgaria, Romania and the whole of Europe”, declared, in turn, the Hungarian Minister of the Interior, Sandor Pinter, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU until the end of the year.