Bulgaria and Romania are holding ceremonies to mark their full membership in Europe’s Schengen area, the culmination of years ...

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a ...

As we enter the new year, hopefully more parts of the world will learn to see through the lies propagated under the ...

Romania and Bulgaria officially join the Schengen Area on 1 January 2025, removing border controls and ensuring free movement ...

The prospect of presidential and parliamentary elections in Romania in November and December had triggered a spending surge ...

In 2024, incumbents faced backlash, far-right parties gained momentum, and even within the EU, the integrity of free ...

Corruption, migration, online criminality, violent misogyny and the arms trade: in a turbulent year, BIRN’s team of ...

Some 70 countries, home to half the world’s population, held elections this year, and many incumbents were punished amid a rocky democratic landscape.

Some movies, TV, books, music, travel and sporting highlights that kept the Emerging Europe team occupied when we weren’t ...

The year was marked by the deaths of a number of sporting superstars from Franz 'Der Kaiser' Beckenbauer to the notorious OJ ...

When voters around the globe had their say in 2024, their message was often: “You’re fired.” Some 70 countries that are home ...