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Bulgaria and Romania's bids to join the Schengen Agreement are expected to be discussed at the upcoming European Council meeting on March 1 and March 2.
However, no positive development is expected, as the Netherlands is to keep its stance against the two EU newcomers' Schengen entry anytime soon, Europolitics has commented.
The Dutch government waits to see this summer's Cooperation and Verification reports on the two Balkan states before potentially deciding to lift its veto.
A European source has told Europolitics that the item is expected to be on the summit's agenda.
Bulgaria and Romania's efforts to join Schengen were on the agenda of the meeting of EU heads of state and government on December 9 2011, when the leaders asked the Council to adopt "as soon as possible" the Schengen enlargement decision, noting that Bucharest and Sofia have fulfilled "all the legal conditions".
Bulgaria and Romania were expected to enter Schengen in the spring of 2011, but their entry was blocked by countries such as France, Germany, the Netherlands and Finland, who had worries that problems with organized crime and corruption might jeopardize safety in the Schengen Area.
Currently, only the Netherlands remains firmly against the two country's phased-in Schengen accession.
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