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19:30, 03.04.2024

Charles Michel, at Cotroceni Palace, congratulates Iohannis on important steps for accession to Schengen Area

Charles Michel, at Cotroceni Palace, congratulates Iohannis on important steps for accession to Schengen Area

The president of the European Council, Charles Michel on Wednesday congratulated Klaus Iohannis for Romania's partial accession to the European free movement area. Charles Michel held a joint press conference with…




15:45, 30.03.2024

Romania joins Schengen with its air and sea borders

Romania joins Schengen with its air and sea borders

On the night between Saturday and Sunday, as of 12.00 am, Romania will join the Schengen Area with its air and sea borders. In Bucharest, this moment will be marked by an event that will take place at the "Henri…




11:15, 28.03.2024

Scheduled events for March 28, 2024

Scheduled events for March 28, 2024

Scheduled events for March 28, 2024 HOME AFFAIRS:- Press conference organized by the Ministry of Interior regarding travel rules and measures taken in the context of joining the Schengen Area with air and sea bordersECONOMY:…




19:25, 15.03.2024

ForMin Odobescu reiterates need to continue supporting Ukraine, Moldova at meeting with EU ambassadors

ForMin Odobescu reiterates need to continue supporting Ukraine, Moldova at meeting with EU ambassadors

The minister of Foreign Affairs, Luminita Odobescu, had a meeting, on Friday, with the ambassadors of the European Union member states accredited in Bucharest, on which occasion she emphasized the need to continue…




12:35, 07.03.2024

Iohannis - Nehammer meeting tackles Romanias full Schengen admission

Iohannis - Nehammer meeting tackles Romania's full Schengen admission

President Klaus Iohannis had a meeting on Thursday at the Cotroceni Palace with Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Karl Nehammer, with Romania's full admission to the Schengen Area being one of the topics…




08:20, 07.03.2024

INTERVIEW/Roberta Metsola: Hope to see an increase in voting participation in Romania after EP, local elections combining

INTERVIEW/Roberta Metsola: Hope to see an increase in voting participation in Romania after EP, local elections' combining

The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, expressed her hope, in an interview granted to AGERPRES, that Romania's decision to combine the European Parliament elections with the local ones will…




11:56, 06.03.2024

Roberta Metsola says Schengen Area incomplete until Romania also joins

Roberta Metsola says Schengen Area incomplete until Romania also joins

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola declared on Wednesday that the Schengen Area will not be complete until it includes Romania too. Present in Bucharest, where she participates in the EPP Congress,…




13:41, 04.03.2024

JusMinPredoiu: Not fair at all to further have only partial Schengen Area integration

JusMinPredoiu: Not fair at all to further have only partial Schengen Area integration

Romania will consolidate the Schengen Area and it is not at all fair to continue to have only a partial integration in this European area of free movement, our country being prepared to cooperate for the protection…




12:01, 19.02.2024

More than 700 persons flagged in Schengen Information System tracked down in the week of Feb 9 - 15

More than 700 persons flagged in Schengen Information System tracked down in the week of Feb 9 - 15

In the week of February 9 - 15, 2024, the Romanian Police and their partners in the Schengen Area tracked down more than 700 people who were subject to alerts issued in the Schengen Information System (SIS), the…




22:20, 07.02.2024

President Iohannis in EP, debate on support for #Ukraine, Schengen outlook, rule of law state

President Iohannis in EP, debate on support for #Ukraine, Schengen outlook, rule of law state

MEPs who attended the plenary sitting of the European Parliament on Wednesday thanked the president of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, for his support to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, and also promised…




16:41, 07.02.2024

PM Ciolacu reiterates govts commitment to NRRP implementation

PM Ciolacu reiterates govt's commitment to NRRP implementation

The government is fully committed to implementing the NRRP and to attracting as many European funds and foreign investments as possible, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu on Wednesday told the EU member states' ambassadors…




11:20, 31.12.2023

Romanian officials hail Schengen sea, air rules for Romania, Bulgaria starting March 2024

The member states of the European Union unanimously approved on Saturday the gradual entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area of free movement, after Austria, the last EU-27 country opposing this measure,…




10:50, 29.12.2023

Road hauliers demand clear 2024 date be set for Romania's land Schengen entry

The National Union of Romanian Hauliers (UNTRR) welcomes the political agreement reached regarding the enlargement of the Schengen Area with Romania and Bulgaria's air and sea borders starting from March 2024,…




21:20, 11.12.2023

Corina Cretu: Romania must fight to be fully part of Schengen Area in 2024

Corina Cretu: Romania must fight to be fully part of Schengen Area in 2024MEP Corina Cretu declared on Monday for AGERPRES that in the absence of a concrete timetable for admission also by land to the Schengen…




21:01, 11.12.2023

President Iohannis: Romania's accession to Schengen would send a strong message of solidarity and unity

President Iohannis: Romania's accession to Schengen would send a strong message of solidarity and unityRomania's accession to the Schengen Area "would send a strong message of solidarity and unity on the part of…




13:16, 29.11.2023

Schengen enlargement, not discussed because Dutch Government has not specified its position (IntMin)

The enlargement of the Schengen Area has not been discussed at the JHA Council since the beginning of December, in which the Netherlands has not officially expressed its position towards Bulgaria after the elections…




11:25, 22.11.2023

Czech Republic wants to ban Schengen travel for Russian diplomats

The Czech Republic is proposing to restrict the movement of Russian diplomats in the Schengen Area, announced Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský on Tuesday, according to Euractiv. To ensure spies are not hiding…




16:05, 21.11.2023

PM Ciolacu, Czech Senate president Vystrcil discuss bilateral cooperation and regional security

Bilateral cooperation and common European and regional issues were on the agenda of the meeting that prime minister Marcel Ciolacu had on Tuesday at the Victoria Palace (gov't venue) with the Czech Senate president,…




14:10, 21.11.2023

MEP Botos calls on Austria's chancellor to stop opposing Romania's accession to Schengen area

MEP Botos calls on Austria's chancellor to stop opposing Romania's accession to Schengen areaRomanian MEP Vlad Botos of the Renew group on Monday called on Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer not to oppose Romania's…




12:36, 13.09.2023

Ursula von der Leyen: Bulgaria and Romania proved they are part of Schengen area

Ursula von der Leyen: Bulgaria and Romania proved they are part of Schengen areaBulgaria and Romania have proved they are part of Schengen, "showcasing best practices on both asylum and returns" of migrants, European…




14:46, 12.09.2023

Metsola: Blocking accession of Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen could lead to rise of the extremes

AGERPRES special correspondent to Strasbourg, France, Ionut Mares reports:A rise in the extremes should not be ignored, but countered by proving that the European Union matters, President of the European Parliament…




14:10, 01.09.2023

PM Ciolacu: The EC President reconfirmed to me his total support for Romania's accession to the Schengen area

PM Ciolacu: The EC President reconfirmed to me his total support for Romania's accession to the Schengen areaPresident of the European Council Charles Michel reconfirmed his support for Romania's accession to the…




19:05, 20.07.2023

Outgoing French ambassador: Spent three extraordinary years in Romania, meetings with people were the dominant

Outgoing French ambassador in Bucharest Laurence Auer said in an interview for AGERPRES that she spent "three extraordinary years" in Romania, the dominant of which were the many meetings with people and just little…




15:56, 24.05.2023

Hungarian president Novak Katalin to take part in Catholic Pentecost pilgrimage in Sumuleu Ciuc

Hungarian president Novak Katalin to take part in Catholic Pentecost pilgrimage in Sumuleu Ciuc. The president of Hungary, Novak Katalin, will participate on Saturday in the Catholic Pentecost pilgrimage in Sumuleu…




15:36, 24.05.2023

Iohannis: Parliament is required to take on ECHR ruling on same-sex unions

Iohannis: Parliament is required to take on ECHR ruling on same-sex unions. President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday with regard to the European Court of Human Rights ruling of May 23 on the legal recognition…




14:30, 24.05.2023

German President Steinmeier: We've believed for a long time that Romania's place is in the Schengen Area

German President Steinmeier: We've believed for a long time that Romania's place is in the Schengen Area. Germany has "long believed that Romania's place is in the Schengen Area," President of the Federal Republic…




15:45, 17.05.2023

La aproape șase luni de la respingerea României în Schengen, Iohannis l-a luat la întrebări pe președintele Austriei

Klaus Iohannis a rediscutat cu președintele Austriei despre intrarea în Schengen la aproape șase luni de când această țară și-a exercitat dreptul de veto împotriva noastră. I have continued my substantial dialogue…




15:40, 17.05.2023

La șase luni de la respingerea României în Schengen, Iohannis l-a luat la întrebări pe președintele Austriei

Klaus Iohannis a rediscutat cu președintele Austriei despre intrarea în Schengen la 6 luni de când această țară și-a exercitat dreptul de veto împotriva noastră. I have continued my substantial dialogue with President…




21:30, 09.05.2023

Romania should have already been in Schengen, says Hungarian ForMin Szijjarto

Romania should have already been part of the Schengen Area, a context in which the economic relations between Hungary and Romania, including those in the cross-border areas, would have more to gain, the Minister…




10:30, 27.04.2023

Austria rejects Romania’s Schengen timeline demand

Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said during a meeting with Romanian counterpart Lucian Bode on Wednesday that he cannot offer an exact date for when his country will lift its veto on Romania joining the…