This Sunday is the entry of Bulgaria and Romania

Romanian and Bulgarian travelers will not need to present a passport or visa to travel by air or sea within most of the Schengen area from this Sunday. On the roads, tests will be carried out for the time being, much to the chagrin of truck drivers. Blame the veto on Austria, the only ineffective country in the EU for fear of an influx of asylum seekers. If excluded from the process, road carriers do not depart.

Despite this partial support, it is a step Strong symbolic value For these two countries. European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen said in a statement: “This is a great victory for both countries. However, the agreement is still only a partial entry, which continues to cause problems for regional trade, and is partly dictated by the internal political considerations of some countries of the EU.

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