06/01/25 (Agence Europe) – On 1 January, Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen area of free movement of people, which now has 29 members (25 Member States and 4 associated third countries), in accordance with the agreement reached by the EU Council on 12 December (see EUROPE B13544A4). The decision provides for the introduction of temporary controls at the internal borders of these two countries and between Hungary and Romania for a further six months, in order to...