By Nina Cullen After more than a decade of debate and opposition, EU interior ministers decided on December 12, 2024, to lift internal land border controls with and between Bulgaria and Romania, allowing them to join the Schengen Zone fully. Starting January 1, 2025, Romania and Bulgaria will officially become full members, marking the endContinue reading “A New Chapter for Schengen”
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The EU Commissioner Hearings
By Nina Cullen What are they? The European Parliament holds public hearings for all nominated European commissioners to scrutinise their qualifications before approving their appointments to the EU executive. The latest hearings, which take place from 4-12 November, follow the 2024 European Parliament elections. Unlike more opaque national leader selection processes, these hearings are transparent,Continue reading “The EU Commissioner Hearings”
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