(VOVWORLD) - Norway has said it will close its border to Russian tourists, shutting their last direct access to Europe's border-free Schengen area
(VOVWORLD) - Bulgaria and Romania on Sunday partially joined Europe’s Schengen area of free movement after 13 years of reforming to meet the rules set by the European Council
(VOVWORLD) - Bulgaria and Romania joined Europe's vast Schengen area of free movement on Sunday, opening up travel by air and sea without border checks after a 13-year wait
(VOVWORLD) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday warned that NATO’s calls for the creation of a “military Schengen” for the bloc will escalate tensions in Europe, “which has consequences.”
(VOVWORLD) - The Maastricht Treaty took effect on November 1, 1993, turning the European community into an economically powerful European Union with global political influence. 30 years later, the bloc is...
(VOVWORLD) - Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday announced the expulsion of nine Finnish diplomats and the closure of Finland’s consulate in St. Petersburg in retaliation for Finland expelling nine...
(VOVWORLD) -The EU agreed Thursday to allow Croatia to participate in the Schengen visa-free travel zone, but Romania and Bulgaria were kept out
(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission on Wednesday called for necessary steps to allow Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia to participate fully in the Schengen area’s passport-free travel
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and Croatia have agreed to increase the exchange of delegations via all State and parliament channels and between ministries, sectors and localities
(VOVWORLD) -The United States Embassy in Hanoi announced that as of October 3, all Vietnamese visa applicants with the new blue-covered passports must have their place of birth stated...
(VOVWORLD) - The Spanish Embassy in Hanoi on Monday said it would accept Vietnam's new passport following consultation with Spanish authorities
(VOVWORLD) - The European Commission on Tuesday presented plans to reinforce the 26-nation open-border Schengen zone in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, security threats, and the movement of...
(VOVWORLD) -Anti-immigration, increasing strategic autonomy, promoting economic recovery, strengthening ties with Africa, and resolving disagreements with the UK will be France's priorities in the first six months of 2022 when it...
(VOVWORLD) - The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by US regulators or the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and...
(VOVWORLD) - The EU will resume bilateral ties with Turkey under certain conditions, EU leaders said at a meeting on Thursday
(VOVWORLD) - Iceland has became the first Schengen country to welcome all international travelers who can prove they've either recovered from Covid-19 or been vaccinated, reported France 24
(VOVWORLD) - The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to rage without any sign of ending. The number of deaths worldwide has exceeded half a million and more than 10 million people have been infected....
(VOVWORLD) -Spain has reopened its border to most visitors from the EU and the Schengen region
(VOVWORLD) - As COVID-19 begins to show signs of abating, many European countries have begun to relax their lockdowns. But the EU is split over when and how to reopen its...
(VOVWORLD) -The exponential spread of the novel coronavirus has forced many countries to take tough countermeasures, including unprecedented adjustments of foreign policy