The EU voted on 12 December to lift internal land border controls with Romania and Bulgaria, allowing them to join the Schengen Area in the New Year.
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00:00Romania is about to join the Schengen area, a passport-free region guaranteeing free movement
00:07to hundreds of millions of EU citizens.
00:12Romania's journey to the Schengen area came to an end earlier in December after the EU
00:16gave its blessing to its hard-fought candidacy.
00:18Romania started negotiations to enter the Schengen area from 2011 when the country formally
00:45fulfilled the accession conditions.
00:49The Schengen area, one of the most tangible achievements of European integration, currently
00:53encompasses 29 countries and almost 450 million people.