Moment of relief as Romania and Bulgaria join EU border-free zone

Seventeen years after joining the EU, the two countries are given the green light to join the Schengen zone.

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Romania and Bulgaria to join EU’s Schengen free movement area

Access comes as both countries face domestic political turmoil and the zone is jeopardised by new border controls
Financial Times - 5h
EU lets Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe's ID-check-free travel zone

The European Union ministers has agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone known as the Schengen area by lifting land border controls next year
ABC News - 4h
Middle East latest: Israel bombs hundreds of sites across Syria as army pushes into border zone

Israel says it bombed more than 350 military sites in Syria during the previous 48 hours, targeting “most of the strategic weapons stockpiles” in the country
ABC News - 1d
MLB free agency: Tyler O'Neill to join Orioles on three-year, $49.5 million deal

O'Neill still puts up massive power numbers when he can stay on the field
CBS Sports - 1d
EU, South American Bloc Strike Free-Trade Pact

The preliminary deal to lower tariffs amid protectionist headwinds would become the EU’s largest trade agreement if ratified.
The Wall Street Journal - 5d
EU steps up monitoring of TikTok ahead of Romania vote

Yahoo News - Dec. 5
TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers

TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakers
ABC News - Dec. 3
Israeli military says Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire began

Israeli military says Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone, the group's first attack since a ceasefire began
ABC News - Dec. 2