Bulgaria and Romania are set to enter the Schengen Area, but border controls at their land borders will remain in place for at least six months following their accession. This agreement was finalized today in Budapest, where the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, and Hungary signed a joint declaration, as reported by the Hungarian rotating presidency of the EU Council. While land border controls will persist between Romania and Hungary, the Bulgarian-Greek border will be exempt from these checks once Bulgaria fully enters Schengen.
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