Background on the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg
Home affairs ministers attempt to reach agreement on a draft regulation to protect children from sexual abuse online. They will…
EU Council gives green light to the digitalisation of the visa procedure
Following signature, the two regulations will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into…
Free movement: Talks on reforming Schengen border rules can start
Today, the European Parliament voted to authorise interinstitutional negotiations on reforming the Schengen Borders Code. With 370 votes in favour,…
S&D Group on corruption visa scandal in Poland
The Socialists and Democrats are appalled by the reports that the PiS government officials have been issuing thousands of visas…
EU Council: Remarks by President Michel following his meeting with Romanian president Iohannis
Brussels, 27 March 2023 Thank you President Iohannis, dear Klaus, for your warm welcome. It’s...
Euro and Schengen: Croatia joins the Euro and Schengen areas
Brussels, 30 December 2022 On 1 January 2023 Croatia will adopt the euro as its...
EP President Metsola at the European Council: Rebuilding trust, leading the Union forward
Brussels, 15 December 2022 Speaking to European Council, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola focused on...
Schengen area: EU Council decides to lift border controls with Croatia
Brussels, 8 December 2022 From 1 January 2023, checks on persons at internal land and...
CMTD(2022)2079 – Schengen Committee meeting
CMTD(2022)2079 | Committee Meeting | HOME – Migration and Home Affairs | 24/11/2022 – 24/11/2022 Schengen...
Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia ready to fully join the Schengen area
Brussels, 16 November 2022 The Commission calls upon the Council to take the necessary decisions...
End discrimination and admit Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen, MEPs demand
Brussels, 18 October 2022 The European Parliament urges member states to allow Romania and Bulgaria...
EU Commissioner Johansson on visa issuance for Russian applicants
Brussels, 30 September 2022 Statement by Commissioner Johansson on general visa issuance in relation to...
Main results: Justice and Home Affairs Council on 3 March 2022
Live streaming Home affairs (Thursday 3 March) European response to the situation in Ukraine EU...
Remarks by Vice-President Schinas on a “stronger and more resilient Schengen area”
2 Jun 2021 “Check against delivery” Schengen has become a symbol of what Europe stands...
S&D Group: EU Commission must rewrite Schengen rules to stop border controls becoming the new normal
The S&D Group wants to see the Commission rewrite Schengen rules to reverse the trend...
Die Grünen/EFA zur zur Schengen-Strategie der EU-Kommission
Die heute von der Europäischen Kommission vorgestellte Strategie zum Schengenraum kommentiert Anna Cavazzini, Vorsitzende des Binnenmarktausschusses...
MEPs call for full return to borderless Schengen area and reform of Border Code
“Provisional” internal border controls have been in place since 2015, and pandemic is putting Schengen...