“If we have to show our passports going into Britain then it is more in our interest to have free travel with the other EU member states,” he said. The call has been prompted by the announcement in ...

Presenting the proposals, Franco Frattini, the commissioner for justice, freedom and security, said that the Commission was “open to all those who will decide to opt in”. The reality, however, may be ...

The enlargement of the Schengen area is not among the priorities named by Ireland's upcoming EU presidency, Bulgarian media have noticed. Ireland's Minister of State for European Affairs Lucinda ...

European Diary:The citizens of nine European Union states will get an early Christmas present next month when internal border checks are removed between them and 13 other countries participating in ...

Ireland should get alerts about potential terrorists and suspect passports identified by other EU countries once the country is linked up to the Schengen Information System, according to Justice ...

Politics » BULGARIA IN EU | January 15, 2013, Tuesday // 15:35 He commented that there have been some positive developments in the media issue and voiced Ireland's readiness to conduct public debates ...

Despite fears about making it easier for cross-border criminals to operate, relaxing border controls in Europe is seen as a way to improve the economies of EU members. The Schengen Agreement, by ...

The Schengen zone, which allows travel in Europe without border controls, has welcomed the two new countries. But the welcome is limited to air and sea routes only. Travelers are now able to move ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary, December 21 (UNHCR) - With fireworks and the symbolic dismantling of border checkpoints across Eastern Europe, nine of the newest European Union member nations joined the Schengen ...