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Bulgaria And Romania Join Schengen Free-travel Area On January 1st 2025

People cross the Bulgarian-Romanian border on New Year's Eve to celebrate the two countries' full Schengen area accession on January 1, 2025, at the Bulgarian-Romanian border. 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	#11907937
Date Taken	31 December 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Denislav Stoychev/NurPhoto

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