Two EU states get Schengen access after 13-year bid

Romania and Bulgaria will become part of world's largest borderless area, with free movement allowed only by air and sea for now

Romania and Bulgaria have reached a political agreement with Austria that will allow them, from March 2024, to join the Schengen Area, though at first only at air and sea borders. Talks on land-border movement will continue next year, the Romanian Interior Ministry said