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According to Romanian daily Adevarul, negotiations for Romania's full accession to the Schengen area are slated for the latter half of 2024, as revealed by undisclosed political sources.

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In response to Bulgaria and Romania's reactions regarding their impending partial entry into the Schengen area, Austria's Ministry of the Interior has issued a statement affirming that negotiations regarding 'air Schengen' with Sofia and Bucharest are ongoing.

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov affirmed that no additional prerequisites have been stipulated for Bulgaria's entry into the Schengen area from March via air and sea routes.

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov addressed Bulgaria's ongoing negotiations for Schengen accession during a detailed briefing, shedding light on the status of discussions regarding the inclusion of land borders, confirming the absence of specified timelines in negotiations with key partners.

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov announced Bulgaria's significant milestone in entering the Schengen area during the government's year-end meeting. Denkov's statement followed Romania's Prime Minister's declaration that both Bulgaria and Romania would join Schengen via air and sea borders starting March 2024.

Romania and Bulgaria are poised to enter the Schengen zone via air and sea borders in March 2024, as announced by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Quoting the BTA, the Ministry affirms that a political consensus was recently reached with Austria and Bulgaria, aiming to extend Schengen territories to include Romania and Bulgaria through air and sea access.

Romania and Bulgaria have reached an agreement with Austria to join the European Schengen area of free movement by sea and air in March 2024, the Romanian government said Wednesday.

"After 13 years, Romania is finally going to join Schengen! We have a political agreement on this," Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu wrote on Facebook.

Vui commented on the research that he was the most attacked person in the campaign. He also spoke about the negative coverage of RTS.

The reason for initiating the procedure is because they did not transfer all the provisions of the directive on seasonal workers in a completely correct way. The aim of this directive is to ensure fair and transparent rules for the admission of seasonal workers from third countries to the EU.