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Bulgaria And Romania Join Schengen Free-travel Area On January 1st 2025
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov and Romania's Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu celebrate the two countries' full Schengen area accession at the Bulgarian-Romanian border on January 1, 2025. The border checkpoint barrier at the Danube Bridge is symbolically raised at 12:01 am, marking the full membership of Bulgaria and Romania in the Schengen zone after a 13-year wait. (Photo by Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto)
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| Photo ID | #11907936 |
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| Photographer | Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto |
| Category | Politics |
| Copyright | © 2026 NurPhoto - Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto |
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