EU agrees to Croatia joining Schengen
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The Council of the European Union at the level of heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs approved the entry of Croatia into the Schengen zone from January 1, informed Prime Minister of the Republic Andrei Plenkovic on his Twitter.
“Croatia has received the unanimous support of the Council of the Interior and Justice. From January 1, 2023, we become members of the Schengen area,” he wrote.
The European Parliament approved the entry of Croatia into the Schengen area on November 10 with 534 votes in favor and 53 against. The press service of the European Parliament then recalled that Croatia had fulfilled all the conditions for joining the Schengen area in December 2021. In this regard, the MEPs called on the Council of the European Union to accept the country into the Schengen area.
At the moment, the Schengen area includes 26 states. In 2018, MEPs called for Croatia to be accepted into the Schengen area as soon as it meets the necessary conditions. In October 2022, they also announced that Bulgaria and Romania should join the Schengen area. How notes Today, Reuters, against the accession of these two countries is Austria, fearing unauthorized migration.
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