European Parliament Approves Bulgarian, Romanian Schengen Bid
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The European Parliament said Romania and Bulgaria have met the conditions to join the Schengen area and enjoy borderless travel in most of the European Union.
The Strasbourg-based assembly voted for the two Black Sea countries admission with 487 to 77 votes with 29 abstentions, the Parliament said in a statement today. Its decision will be passed on to EU justice and home affairs ministers meeting tomorrow in Luxembourg.