World news about “Schengen Area” published by euronews.
I’m European but… What does being a European citizen mean? How many closed doors do we still encounter if we want to have our rights respected in Europe? These are just some of… 13/05/2013
Travel requirements for non-EU family members Question from Olaf, Brussels: “I am a German citizen, residing in Belgium with my wife, a non-EU citizen. For our summer holidays we are planning to travel… 07/03/2013
PM confident Bulgaria will beat energy dependency Bulgaria’s delayed entry into Schengen, the country’s energy dependency on Russia and its efforts to counter the economic crisis – Prime minister Boyko… 26/09/2012
Interview with Livia Saplacan Interview with Livia Saplacan, spokesperson of the National Anticorruption Directorate DNA, Bucharest, Romania. 27/07/2012
Interview with Mircea Toma Interview with Mircea Toma, president of the Bucharest based Media Monitoring Agency ActiveWatch. 27/07/2012
Romania: President and PM’s power struggle Days before the impeachment referendum against Traian Basescu, the power-struggle between the centre-left government of Prime Minister Viktor Ponta and the… 27/07/2012
Breaking Borders For some 400 million Europeans the Schengen Treaty means they don’t need to pack a passport when travelling within the 26-nation Schengen Zone. That’s because… 25/07/2012
Victor Ponta: ‘Romania is a democracy’ EVictor Ponta spoke to euronews in the midst of a political crisis: the centre-left government wants to oust the country’s Conservative president, Traian… 24/07/2012
Europe Weekly: Spain enters the danger zone Once again, Europe’s debt crisis keeps on making the headlines for all the wrong reasons. This time it is Spain that is back in spotlight after Madrid’s… 16/06/2012
MEPs slam EU Council’s Schengen reforms Senior MEPs meeting in Strasbourg have heavily criticised a deal in the EU Council to reform Europe’s passport free travel Schengen treaty. Deploring the… 12/06/2012
EU ministers agree Schengen treaty changes EU home affairs ministers have unanimously approved plans to reform the bloc’s passport free travel Schengen treaty. The deal agreed in Luxembourg means… 07/06/2012
Greece’s anti-immigrant fence Over 80 percent of all refugees and migrants into the European Union cross at the Turkish-Greek border. While Greece finds it difficult to cope with this… 10/05/2012
A passport for mockery in StrasbourgA speech by Nicolas Sarkozy which was meant to add momentum to his presidential campaign has rattled the European Parliament in Strasbourg. At an election… 13/03/2012
The EU’s immigration challenges With ISPI – the Institute for International Political Studies With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Kristina, from Ukraine, asks: Taking into… 16/12/2011
Romania ‘responsible and capable’ Finger-pointing in Europe’s battle to manage the debt crisis repeatedly raises questions of capacity and discipline — in euro states and others. Romania still… 17/11/2011
Romanians angry at Schengen ‘double standards’ At the Albita checkpoint between Romania and Moldova, the police use sniffer dogs and the latest technology to control their borders. But despite spending… 14/10/2011
EU parliament votes for Bulgaria and Romania to be admitted to Schengen A large majority of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a resolution stating that Bulgaria and Romania have met all the conditions for joining the… 13/10/2011
Financial crisis, Schengen zone and relations between Europe and Ukraine in Europe Weekly In this week’s Europe Weekly we look at why there is no let up from financial crisis and how it affects the Europe’s poorest people. We look at why two … 24/09/2011
Schengen expansion vetoed Bulgaria and Romania have been blocked from entering the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone by Finland and the Netherlands. Under pressure from within their own… 22/09/2011
Brussels proposes Schengen shake up Europe’s border controls could be restored if individual countries persistently fail to protect the bloc’s external frontier. The new curbs unveiled by the … 16/09/2011
Europe border controls row brewing A row is brewing in Brussels over how members of the Schengen zone should be able to reintroduce border controls. The European Commission’s planned reform… 15/09/2011
Ukraine’s push for EU visa-free travel When it comes to relations between Ukraine and the European Union, one big issue in Kiev is the on-going controversy over EU travel visas. Everyday… 22/08/2011
Denmark versus Schengen More than 10 years after it joined the Schengen area allowing free movement across fellow European states, Denmark has recently put up border controls. The… 28/07/2011
Europe Weekly: Ashton, Schengen and stress tests This week’s Europe Weekly review concentrates on the Schengen treaty and Denmark’s decision to re-impose its border restrictions. Such moves by member states… 13/05/2011
Are Roma citizens being treated equally in the EU? “My name is Vincent, and my question concerns what happened to the Roma one year ago. Is it normal they were removed from France when they are in the Schengen… 13/05/2011
Denmark border plans The Danish government has agreed a deal with its main ally, the Danish People’s Party, to strengthen border controls. The agreement allows a permanent… 11/05/2011
What future for Schengen? Germany has backed France’s bid for member states to overrule Europe’s Schenegen border treaty in special circumstances. France has called for changes to… 10/05/2011
EU considers Schengen reform to fight migration Europe has Schengen in its sights. Once lauded as one of the EU’s landmark treaties, an influx of migrants from North Africa has changed all that with calls… 04/05/2011
Europe plans Schengen shake up Europe could give individual states more power to temporarily restore border controls under new plans that were discussed on Wednesday. The possible shake… 04/05/2011
Is Schengen facing EU immigration threat? In this edition of The Network, we pose the questions: ‘Is the Schengen treaty falling apart?’ and ‘What is happening to EU immigration policy?’ Giving us… 28/04/2011
Partners angry over Italian visas for migrants More migrants intercepted by Italy’s coast guard on the eve of a meeting of European Union interior and justice ministers in Luxembourg have added to the… 11/04/2011
Spain tightens border security before ECB summitSpain has stepped up border security ahead of next week’s European Central Bank meeting in Barcelona amid fears that foreign activists will try to join locals… 28/04/2012
Sarkozy plays the immigration card in election campaignPresident Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to pull France out of the European Union’s visa-free Schengen zone unless the bloc beefs up the EU’s… 12/03/2012
Estonian politicians accused of selling residence permitsEstonia’s Citizenship and Migration Department is investigating accusations that some politicians have been selling residence permits to wealthy… 09/12/2011
Denmark to scrap tougher border controlsDuring its first session, Denmark’s new government announced it will reverse controversial plans to erect new border control facilities. The current… 04/10/2011
Denmark reinstates border controls and checksDenmark has reinstated controls and spot-checks on vehicles arriving from neighbouring EU countries. There were more journalists than anything else at the… 05/07/2011
Denmark brings in tougher border controlsFrom today there will be more customs officials on duty in Denmark as the country beefs up its border controls. It comes after the governing coalition… 05/07/2011
Denmark reinstates border controlsDenmark is to re-instate permanent customs checkpoints at its borders and introduce video surveillance of cars entering the country. Politicians from the… 01/07/2011
Denmark called to account over SchengenThe European Commission has asked Denmark to provide details of the border checks it plans to reintroduce, amid fears they could breach EU laws. “It should… 13/05/2011
Denmark makes its case for stricter border checksDenmark has defended its decision to tighten border controls, insisiting this won’t contravene EU rules on the freedom of movement. Speaking in Brussels… 12/05/2011
Denmark Schengen sidestep ‘against crime’Reshaping the Schengen pact on passport-free travel across European borders has been under debate among EU ministers in Brussels. Some want a return to the… 12/05/2011
EU ministers meet to discuss SchengenEU ministers have arrived in Brussels for an emergency meeting on the future of the Schengen agreement. The talks have been planned for a while but assumed… 12/05/2011
Italy, France want Schengen changesFreedom to move within Europe’s Schengen area is in for some modification, under French and Italian proposals. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and… 26/04/2011
Berlusconi and Sarkozy call for Schengen reformItalian Prime Minister and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have been speaking after their summit which covered several subjects including the flood of… 26/04/2011
France considers suspending Schengen dealFrance is considering suspending the Schengen border-free travel agreement to block a massive rise in migrants from Tunisia and Libya. A source close to… 23/04/2011
Italy and France agree patrols to stop migrantsItaly and France have agreed to carry out joint patrols of Tunisia’s coast to stem the growing influx of migrants into Europe fleeing turmoil in North… 08/04/2011
Italy to give migrants temporary visasTens of thousands of immigrants, mainly North Africans, who have arrived in Italy over recent months are to get temporary humanitarian visas. The documents… 07/04/2011
Romanian disappointment over SchengenCristian Preda, a Romanian member of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament, looks forward to more trust between EU partners over the prospect… 14/01/2011
Romania, Bulgaria see Schengen prospects recedeBlocked from entering the Schengen area this spring, Romania’s relationship with its European Union partners is under strain. France and Germany are also… 14/01/2011
Romania, Bulgaria see Schengen window recedeEurope’s passport-free Schengen travel area will not open up to Bulgaria and Romania as soon as they had hoped. France and Germany have cited concerns over… 21/12/2010
Schengen Visa Code will streamline issuing proceduresFrom Monday, April 5, a new code comes into effect for short stay visas for the 22 European Union and three non-EU Schengen states. Brussels says it will… 01/04/2010
