Austria loosens Schengen-Veto: Romania and Bulgaria in sight?

Austria loosens Schengen-Veto: Romania and Bulgaria in sight?

Austria is surprisingly open to the loosening of his Schengen veto regarding Romania and Bulgaria. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner announced that he wanted to support the admission of these two countries in the Schengen area at the next EU Interior Minister in Brussels on Thursday. "We will not lay down," said Karner, which opens for Romania and Bulgaria the doors to the Schengen area, as reported on vienna.at

Mixed reactions to Karner's proposal

The proposal by Interior Minister Karner, who prospects a loosening of border controls for air traffic, ensures different reactions in Romania and Bulgaria. Romania's Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu was enthusiastic: "We broke the ice cream!" And emphasized that Austria was ready to abolish the air boundaries for Romania. In contrast, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev was skeptical and warned that Bulgaria was not perceived prematurely as Schengen member, reports