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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After a 13-year wait, Bulgaria and Romania have officially become part of Europe’s Schengen area, a move that ensures unrestricted air and sea travel for people of the two countries. However, border checks will continue on the land routes due to Austria’s veto over concerns about a potential increase in asylum seekers.The Schengen area, established in 1985, facilitates free movement for over 400 million individuals without…

[ad_1] Passengers arriving at the Henri Coanda International Airport pass under a Schengen Information sign, in Otopeni, near Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 31, 2024. Romania and Bulgaria joined Europe’s passport- and visa-free Schengen Area, applying only to travelers arriving by air and sea. | Photo Credit: AP Airports in Sofia and Bucharest on Sunday removed passport check points for those departing to or arriving from most European Union member…

[ad_1] BUCHAREST, ROMANIA: After 13 years of waiting, Bulgaria and Romania are to partially join the Europe’s vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks. But land border controls will remain in place due to Austria’s opposition to the eastern European countries becoming full members of the Schengen zone for fear of an influx of asylum seekers. Despite the…