The Hungarian Presidency of EU considers a partial Bulgarian and Romanian Schengen accession in March 2011, a Romanian official has stated.
The two countries may initially enter Europe's border-free zone only with their air borders, Marian Titulescu, the head of the Romanian Foreign Ministry's Schengen Department has stated, pointing out the positive reports the two Balkan states have received on this component.
According to Titulescu, the Hungarian Presidency considers other solutions as well.
France and Germany reiterated Thursday their staunch opposition to a March 2011 entry of Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen Area, stating that the newest EU members still experience sufficient problems with justice and law enforcement that could render Schengen entry impracticable for the time being.
Hungary, however, has declared on several occasions it will do everything possible to facilitate Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen entry during its EU presidency.