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Croatia won the EU’s endorsement to join the region’s visa-free travel area while Bulgaria and Romania’s bid was delayed. EU home affairs ministers agreed in Brussels that Croatia should be allowed to join the so-called Schengen area on January 1. This means the country will no longer be bound by the bloc’s internal border controls and paves the way for easier travel.
Two countries voted against Bulgaria and Romania’s accession bid, according to diplomats familiar with
the vote. The European Commission has called for expanding Schengen to include Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria, saying that it would make Europe safer and more prosperous.