Boost for Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen bid

MEPs dealing with justice and home affairs on Monday backed Bulgaria and Romania's bid to enter the border-free Schengen area, euobserver.com reports.

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Tuesday, 03.05.2011.

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MEPs dealing with justice and home affairs on Monday backed Bulgaria and Romania's bid to enter the border-free Schengen area, euobserver.com reports. The bid was previously delayed due to French and German reluctance. Boost for Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen bid Both of the EU's youngest members "have met the necessary conditions," MEPs said in a report that is likely to be endorsed by the entire chamber in June. Only interior ministers can decide by consensus on who joins the Schengen area, based on evaluations made by national experts, reports the website. The article however adds that "MEPs gained extra powers in the area of justice and home affairs following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty last year and they are now seeking to reform the Schengen system and have a greater say". In December last year, Germany and France publicly expressed their reluctance about "premature" enlargement of the Schengen area, citing corruption as the main stumbling block. Bucharest and Sofia have since stepped up their efforts, with scores of allegedly corrupt border guards arrested by the Romanian anti-corruption unit, euobserver.com reported.

Boost for Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen bid

Both of the EU's youngest members "have met the necessary conditions," MEPs said in a report that is likely to be endorsed by the entire chamber in June.

Only interior ministers can decide by consensus on who joins the Schengen area, based on evaluations made by national experts, reports the website.

The article however adds that "MEPs gained extra powers in the area of justice and home affairs following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty last year and they are now seeking to reform the Schengen system and have a greater say".

In December last year, Germany and France publicly expressed their reluctance about "premature" enlargement of the Schengen area, citing corruption as the main stumbling block.

Bucharest and Sofia have since stepped up their efforts, with scores of allegedly corrupt border guards arrested by the Romanian anti-corruption unit, euobserver.com reported.

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