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Austria lifts long-held veto on the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria

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Austria lifts long-held veto on the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria

Austria lifts long-held veto on the Schengen accession of Romania and Bulgaria

Budapest was the stage of a major breakthrough in Schengen after Austria agreed to lifts its veto on Romania and Bulgaria's accession.


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