European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, Czech Education Minister Vladimír Balaš and a large number of MEPs reiterated their anger on the evening of 13 December in Strasbourg at Austria and the Netherlands’ refusal on 8 December to approve the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area (see EUROPE B13080A1).
The Commissioner said she was “extremely disappointed” and promised both countries that they will have their place in Schengen in 2023. She was...