Marcel Ciolacu, the prime minister of Romania, mentioned the Schengen Zone will admit Bulgaria and Romania as full members at the start of 2025.
Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, and Austrian interior ministers will meet on November 22, 2024, to examine the matter.
On March 31, 2024, Bulgaria and Romania joined the Schengen Area by sea and air, but not by land borders.
The moment for Romania and Bulgaria to fully join Schengen has not yet come. However, according to a recent article in the Austrian newspaper Kurier, Vienna will be opening the door for Romania and Bulgaria to join the country by the spring of 2025.
