Bulgaria, Romania Qualify to Join Schengen Area, EC Spokesperson Has Said

World » EU | April 11, 2016, Monday // 19:49
Bulgaria: Bulgaria, Romania Qualify to Join Schengen Area, EC Spokesperson Has Said

The European Commission thinks that Bulgaria and Romania have met all the requirements to join the EU’s free-travel Schengen Area, a spokesperson for the EU executive has been reported as saying.

In the opinion of the Commission, Bulgaria and Romania qualify for entry into the Schengen Area, European Commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva has told journalists in Brussels on Monday, according to Romania’s Mediafax and Russia’s RIA Novosti.

Now, a unanimous decision by EU Member States will be required, Andreeva has added.

 

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