Analysis 2024/2: Bulgaria and Romania may gain full Schengen membership – but are they up to the challenge?

December 17, 2024

Analysis 2024/2: Bulgaria and Romania may gain full Schengen membership – but are they up to the challenge?

Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Kerner withdrew his veto on the Schengen membership of Bulgaria and Romania in Budapest. Chaired by Hungarian Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, the summit resolved one of the most important home affairs issues in the European Union. Bulgaria and Romania were able to deal effectively with the pressure they came under in recent years. But further improvements are unavoidable.

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