The President of Austria regrets his Government's decision to block the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to Schengen
Alexander Van der Bellen expressed his hope that a solution will be found through dialogue with the partners of the European Union. Van der Bellen admitted that Austria is in a difficult situation due to the very large number of asylum seekers, but the Schengen blockade is not a solution in this regard, writes Hotnews.
TRM.MD recalls that Romania, which has been waiting for Schengen accession for 11 years, did not enter the European area of free movement this time either, although it had the support of 26 EU member states.
Austria managed to block the favourable decision in the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union, as unanimity is required for Schengen accession. The Kingdom of the Netherlands joined it, under the conditions in which it opposed the accession of Bulgaria, and the vote was given "together with Romania".
