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Romania, Bulgaria’s Schengen Entry To Be Discussed Wednesday, Vote To Be Again Put Off – Sources

The EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) will discuss Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to border-free Schengen Area Wednesday, but the matter will not be put to the vote, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Tuesday.
Romania, Bulgaria’s Schengen Entry To Be Discussed Wednesday, Vote To Be Again Put Off - Sources
Ioana Tudor
13 dec. 2011, 16:53, English

According to the sources, talks on the two states’ Schengen entry might be resumed in February 2012.

As the Netherlands still opposes Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the border-free area, the Polish Presidency of the European Union will not put the matter to the vote to avoid a negative decision, which would entail resuming a part of the Schengen accession legal procedures.

A decision on Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen was postponed in September, when the Polish Presidency of the EU did not put the matter to the vote to avoid a negative result, as the Netherlands and Finland opposed the two countries’ entry.

Bulgarian public television BNT said recently, cited by Sofia Echo, that a project regarding Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen entry in stages will be discussed by the JHA Council on December 14.